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HPI 12 - Rupert Gethin on Buddhism and the Self

History of Philosophy: India, Africana, China

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The Benefits of Meditation

Within Buddhism you have basically as well as two aspects to meditation. Traditionally these are called kind of calm meditation and inside meditation. So the basic idea is that ordinarily as we go about our business in the world our minds are a bit scattered they're all over the place. Rupert Gethin: "Meditation would be supposed to help would be to bridge that gap"

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