Posted by desolationrower on December 16, 2008, at 21:06:45
In reply to Re: Interesting article about non-med maintenance tx » Racer, posted by Quintal on December 16, 2008, at 1:54:55
I think there are various modalities of human culture that are important. Therapy traditionally has helped with analytic self-reflection, as well as being a positive relationship. Meditation has traditionally been part of the religious branch of culture along with things like moral codes and ritual worship, but because of the decline in hte last few hundred years in western spiritual practice, and high quality of dharmic religion's meditation, we have to import it to the west; and since western religion has become quite conservative it is unable to be part of the integration. Psychology is more liberal and able to be a part of the importation of high quality techniques. I think it is a very important part of life that benefits everyone and am glad it is being spread. I do see some risk it in it become a commercialised thing, but it is good it isn't beeing seen as an elite thign only some people can do.
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