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The Varieties of Contemplative Experience

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Altered States MeditationAdverse effects

By Willoughby B. Britton, Jared R. Lindahl, et al.

Summary

60 Western Buddhist meditators: 62.9% reported anxiety, 40.7% fear, 35.9% trauma re-experiencing, 16.5% depersonalization. Challenged the assumption that meditation is universally positive.

Why It Matters

The first major study of meditation risks. Essential for balanced understanding.

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