PROS &
CONS OF MEDITATION
CONS
1.
Meditation
is violence!
The peace is
brought about by suppression of one set of thoughts by another(which are
considered ideal ,desirable & holy) .
The peace here is the peace at the end of warfare
& is essentially a gap between two wars!
2
ILLUSION
The so
called spiritual experiences are fleeting & illusory. They are projection
of one’s imagination born out of KNOWLEDGE of that supposedly meaningful &
sacred experience. One tries to fit himself into the framework of spiritual
experience of “teachers & gurus”
3.
Psycho –somatic
health at stake!
The forcibly
altered physiology as in stopping the breath & flow of oxygen to the brain, if done religiously & earnestly
will eventually destroy the nervous system !
4.
The swelling
of the “ego”
The ego gets
fortified by the seemingly successful exercising of “will” & deepens the
division ; of oneself into the controller & the controlled!....Are they
different in the first place? But any spiritual sadhna is on that premises.
Instead of dissolution of self which all spiritual practices aspire as end goal
, it is the other way round. The more you are into meditation , the more blown
is the ego balloon…….
5.
Mindfulness/Awareness
will eventually drive one crazy!!
The body with
its nervous system is spontaneously, moment to moment acting with unparalleled intelligence & in a very competent way. The awareness/mindfulness(zen/jkrishnamurti) is
only possible after the completion of a certain action with the help of
thought/knowledge which is past.
It is the
past trying to fit in “the now”
The organism
is not interested in any such gimmicks, it is a threat to the body’s
intelligence & sensitivity.
PROS-
1.Money
It can make
one rich as there is a demand of meditation in the spiritual market –place!
One can modify
slightly & start one’s own brand or follow the traditional approach!
2.
HIGH!
The “high”
brought about by these meditation experiences which are on the same lines of
drug –induced experiences are better than the latter as they are socially
acceptable & functionally less impairing!( The shared spiritual experience
of world –mind though are more accessible through drugs J
3.
Significance
& recognition
By practicing meditation, one feels important , of being someone special, pursuing
spiritual goal gives “the drive” which material accomplishment have failed to give( the crash
landing though awaits at the end).
One has a
decent chance to be followed by people just as one was a follower
himself earlier!
P.S
It’s not
that one has not visited the place one is describing. This write up arises out of conviction after years of gimmicks one played in form of meditation/mindfulness/awareness
and so on and so forth!
Disclaimer; No offence intended , this post has no intention
to discourage anyone to get off the
trip!
