How to rehab ourselves from doing the wrong type of meditation?
I see in myself most of the mistakes listed on your site, e.g, the “Dilation” thing, inability to bond, unwillingness to compete, weakening of ambition and passion, and long-term depression.I now consider myself a “recovering Buddhist”, and tend to see Buddhism as maybe having been started and continued by dysfunctional people. My question is, what is your opinion on the path for people who have psychiatric disorders, for example debilitating anxiety and agitated depression, who spend a lot of time just trying to tolerate existence. Have you seen improvements in these types of people? Bothered Dear Bothered, I have seen improvements and there is a small literature on the subject link, and for example, link, but I am not convinced that there is any one type of meditation or program that is good for everyone. The best research, by the way, and the least creepy approach to meditation is that presented by Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts Hospital Mind-Body Medicine program, MBMI.org.
