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And for what purpose/s do you meditate for?

I should mention that the Chinese have claimed that too much meditation can lead to a form of psychosis. From what I know, what they mean by too much meditation is something like eight hours a day. It is unlikely that anyone here will have much to worry about, but thought I'd mention it. I would give more details, but the book from which I read this has been borrowed by a friend.

I should mention that the Chinese have claimed that too much meditation can lead to a form of psychosis. From what I know, what they mean by too much meditation is something like eight hours a day. It is unlikely that anyone here will have much to worry about, but thought I'd mention it. I would give more details, but the book from which I read this has been borrowed by a friend.

That's very, very interesting. There are some days when I have to admit I feel a little off - like functioning in 'normal' life is a bit hampered somehow, and I have very odd reactions to somethings.

I have noticed that there are times when I am really, really drawn to meditate, to the point where I can't really muster the interest to do anything else.

However, these are phenomenon i'm learning to function within just fine - I think that the goal is to learn to inhabit more than one dimension of consciousness, and integrate those extra dimensions into life so that you can still function in 'real life'. Perhaps psychosis is the result of the inability to integrate the seperate dimensions.

Early on, exploring other dimensions I couldn't possibly have functioned in the world while I was exploring - I required stillness, quiet, darkness, to withdraw from my physical senses; required sensory withdrawal at all. Now, I can observe some of the 'closer' dimensions with ease while still going about my daily life.

There was a guru who said, "Leave early, travel slowly, arrive safely." I think it was a guru anyway... in any case, a wise statement. Perhaps lengthy, frequent meditations are something that require a gradual assimilation. It was very gradual for me - I couldn't have possibly sat still for more than half an hour as a teen - much less two or more.

I'd be interested to hear more about that belief, though.

peace