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Same goes for how things like Yoga have been appropriated and commercialized. (Please read my last sentence if this comment upset you). While it generally costs more to live in the west than the east, it seems to upset a lot of new yogis that Yoga is not traditionally paid for transactionally in India, in the westernized model. Nor is India a country of 1 billion Yogi's. I'm very happy for people who find any kind of…
No but it was "paid for" by the student living with/spending significant time with the guru doing chores for them. I'd rather pay a few bucks per month to avoid that.
The difference is similar to parents who raise adults to remain children and subservient vs. parents who want to raise children to be adults.
The same can be said for "gurus". True gurus want to raise equals so the student surpasses the teacher.
Meditation and mindfullness are free. You really don’t need an app. What you need is a book to get started and learn: Cudalasa’s Mind Illuminated is absolutely life changing. When it comes to mindfullness, there is a lot of bullshit out there. As an objective and critical person, I find it hard to trust anyone. If you’re in the same boat, delete all these apps and buy a copy of Cudalasa. Once you’ve internalized the…
There's a subtle irony here... Reject the mindfulness apps and trust no one, but hey read this mindfulness book!
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Username checks out. Science disagrees with you. The commercialization may be pandering, but mindfulness itself is not.
To the extent that the science says it is one way (and it’s legitimate science and you interpreted it correctly), I take your view. I still find it totally ybsatisfting as far as actually understanding the source of stress and dealing with it in a healthy and long term way. Thanks for the jab. Makes me hate you a little.