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Shamatha project results - meditation and health

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I caught this on Science Daily.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101103171642.htm

Is good health a good reason to meditate?

RE: Shamatha project results - meditation and health
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11/4/10 10:27 AM as a reply to Bilbo Baggins.
I can definitely see meditation bringing about calm, peace, increased mindfulness, and decreased stress, all of which is bound to lead to better health! =). But now I wonder... if you don't know what you're doing you can accidentally hit A&P and then go into a Dark Night and then you'll be pretty unhappy. I think most people who just meditate are concentrating on various objects and not accidentally gaining insight, though..