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When Buddhism Goes Bad - Dan Lawton

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How My Mindfulness Practice Lead Me To Meltdown

When Buddhism Goes Bad How My Mindfulness Practice Led Me To Meltdown Dan Lawton Jul 16, 2021 78 74 Share One snowy evening in the mountains of North Carolina, I snuggled into bed on the second night of a Buddhist meditation retreat. I was exhausted, and lay alone in my tiny cabin, longing for nourishing sleep. It didn’t come. My body was strangely restless, and despite being cocooned in a mound of blankets, I was still cold. The type of meditation I had been practicing was jhana , a deep state of absorption concentration said to be essential in the Buddha’s awakening. All day I had been conce

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