What is meditation? Flashcards
is meditation exclusive to a specific religion/culture
no, all have some form of meditation
how long has meditation been around for
since at least written records
number of Americans who meditated over the past year
12 million
2 main reasons to mediate
- increase wellness
2. decrease illness
2 people who defined meditation
- Naranjo
2. Salzberg
Naranjo definition of meditation
developing a presence
Salzberg definition of meditation
training our attention to become more aware
goal of meditation
to be more attentive
path of meditation
training to be more attentive
3 steps preparing for meditation
- study and belief
- contemplation
- meditation
5 ways meditation style can vary
- stillness or movement
- quiet or sound
- religion or atheism
- sensory or non-sensory
- objects or no objects
2 people who came up with meditation categories?
- Shear
2. Salzber
Shear categorization
- mental faculties involved
- how we use these faculties
- objects of meditation
Salzberg categorization
- concentration
- mindfulness
- loving-kindness
who found the 2 main reasons why people meditate
Sedlmeier
Sedlmeier’s 2 main reasons people meditate
- deal with psychological and emotional problems
2. gain a better understanding of life
who investigated why people don’t meditate
Bodian
4 categories of benefits from meditating
- physical
- emotional
- cognitive
- larger (ie. spiritual)
how can meditation be bad? (3 reasons)
- gurus can be dangerous and lead to cults
- extended meditation can deprive senses
- starting advanced practices early you can fuck things up
3 reasons to study meditation
- lots of people do it
- to understand benefits
- to answer questions
