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Maitreya Association Professional Development Series Presents...
INSIGHT INTO MEDITATION SICKNESS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4
10 AM- 11 AM MT
With Dr. Pierce Salguero
Everyone knows that meditation is great for your health and wellbeing. But then why does a certain percentage of people experience psychotic breaks or other adverse mental and physical side-effects from practicing it? Are these the symptoms of improper practice or an unavoidable part of spiritual cultivation? While contemporary scientific literature is just beginning to document these phenomena, Buddhist communities have for centuries warned practitioners about “meditation sickness” and “wind illness.” Historical and contemporary Asian Buddhists have not only identified the potential dangers of meditation practice, but also have explained why these issues arise and how they can be effectively prevented and treated. Taking these materials seriously can and should transform the way we think about meditation in the West
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Actively Involved Buddhist Chaplains
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Venerable Priya Sraman, Buddhist Chaplain, Emory University
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John Kotatsu Bailes, Buddhist Chaplain, Wellesley College
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Doyeon Kim, Columbia University
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Monica Sanford, Harvard Divinity School, Office of Ministry Studies
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Jonathan Makransky, Harvard Divinity School, Office of Ministry Studies
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Michelle Jissan Nicole, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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In the broader academic network, Victor Gabriel, Jitsujo T. Gauthier, and John Freese (University of the West) and Ernest Chi Hin Ng, Chief Executive Officer of Tung Lin Kok Yuen (Buddhist NGO) serve as advisors to this project.