[Jack Hydrazine]

Verses from the Bible about meditation.
http://www.openbible.info/topics/meditation

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

Thanks for posting this.

[Chickensoup]

Many people who go on meditation retreats suffer from panic, depression and anxiety so having symptoms is not unusual.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

What is a meditation retreat?

Something like a prayer meeting?

[Rodamala]

Back on a gruelling field assignment, I was attempting to read some new agey self-identification book a friend recommended. At the point where it got heavily into spirituality, I put the book down. I didn't need that horseshit when I had an 0330 to 2230 assignment in the oilfields of the Pe4mian Basin, 7 days a week... including getting shot at.

BTW... on the subject of "mindfulness", here's the best book review, EVER (Amazon has since taken it down):

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3199467/posts?page=4#4

Enjoy.

[TigersEye]

Better to be unmindful. Go with that! lol

[DariusBane]

How to treat depression: stay busy and task focused. The patient will not have the time or energy for naval gazing.

[waynesa98]

Suggest you pull the thread. Its beyond debunked. The author is a known huge quack. The backlash thats coming will be fun to watch.

[Secret Agent Man]

Whne the Bible discusses meditation, it talks about “meditating on Gods’ Word”, meaning to think about a certain passage or phrase and ask God for insight. Not the new-age/hindu/buddhist form of meditation of trying to empty the mind of all thought, via a mindless chant of a word.

[hinckley buzzard]

"Meditation" is neurologically indistinguishable from relaxation. And relaxation training is an effective technique to counter anxiety. But any effective therapy or intervention will have the potential for negative side effects or reactions.

In addition, it needs to be used for the correct reasons, and best in conjunction with other therapies. It won't help for disorders like depression, psychosis, or bipolar if used by itself, or without guidance.

Being pimped by idiot celebrities is about the worst reason for trying this, or any therapy technique, on one's own.

[Jack Hammer]

Jack Hammer’s been doing Transcendental Meditation for more than forty years, and I’m not crazy yet.

Old, but not crazy.

[GraceG]

Meditation is supposed to bring one close to the spiritual world, but people forget that besides beings of light, beings of darkness ALSO live in the spiritual realm...

[dila813]

Maybe the reasons they have these side effects have something to do with the reason they are doing meditation to begin with?