A study of nearly four thousand people in the netherlands found that those who specifically meditated too, was removed attachment to ego needs. These people scored extremely high in what they called spiritual superiority. So so when they got really good at meditating, they started to feel quite pleased with themselves. And actually they started to feeling quite superior to all those other people around them didn't have the amazing insight that they had. Iinto realities, and you know, you're laughing, i was laughing when i read about the study. It's funny because it's true. We can completely predict that about human beings. If they get good at something, no matter what it is, they going
Will Storr is an award-winning writer and author of six books, including his newest, The Status Game. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The Sunday Times, The New Yorker and The New York Times. He has also been presented with the AIB Award for Best Investigative Documentary for his BBC radio series.
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