Humans have a natural tendency to try to explain phenomena outside of our experience from within a limited understanding of the ways in which the world works. We’ll theorize about an event or situation to reassure ourselves that we know what’s going on, when in fact we may not.
Vedic meditators sometimes find themselves on the receiving end of such behavior. Through regular practice of meditation, they don’t just transcend thinking, but they also transcend ‘normal’ responses to situations. They become less ‘reactive’ to situations that others might find stressful and are generally less affected by the ‘ups and downs’ of regular life.
A non-meditator might witness this and try to rationalize it by labelling the meditator as ‘detached’ or even ‘dissociative’ when in fact there is something much more desirable going on. Thom explains this in more detail in this episode.
Episode Highlights:
[00:45] Q- Does Meditation Make People Detached or Dissociative?
[01:02] Cosmic Consciousness - All-Inclusive Awareness
[02:13] Non-Attached and Non-Involved
[03:20] All I Am is a Body That's Dying
[04:25] The Externalized Locus of Control
[06:16] Freedom Without Bliss is Dangerous
[07:26] What Does Freedom Mean?
[08:16] The Capability of Growth at Speed
[10:02] Who Will Bring the Greatest Amount of Social Change?
[11:31] A Tendency Towards Greater Acceptability
[12:56] Meditators Are Creating True Revolution
[15:08] Standard Procedure for People With Psychopathological Conditions
[16:43] People Who Can Create Maximum Change With Least Action
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