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Willoughby Britton - When Meditation Causes Harm

Mind & Life

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Meditation - What's the Difference Between Pathology and Differential Diagnosis?

There was absolutely no consensus at all. We basically have come to a place of pluralism, but also from the ethical standpoint, one that really is client centered or person centered. You really need to consider what the goals are of the person whose experience it is. So I see this happening a lot where the meditation teacher often misapplies a kind of Buddhist or spiritual lens and says, this is part of the path ... It's just like it's with all good intentions. They're traumatizing people.

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