Comments on: Reduce your attention deficit http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/05/14/reduce-your-attention-deficit/ Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amit http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/05/14/reduce-your-attention-deficit/comment-page-1/#comment-105183 Amit Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:04:59 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/05/14/reduce-your-attention-deficit/#comment-105183 I have personal experience of Vipassana meditation, and actually, many meditation centers are coming up in India and elsewhere in the world. It's being taught in Tihar prison in New Delhi to inmates in an attempt to rehabilitate them. Attempts have been made to teach it in US prisons, with mixed results (in terms of openness to it, not the efficacy of technique). There are children's courses (1-2 days) held in the US, and I'm assuming that similar courses happen in India too. Yes, it would indeed be amazing if this technique is taught in schools in India to children. I wish I had learned it much earlier in my life as it is indeed useful. Shiv, not sure what you mean by ideological baggage, but yes, there is a theory that goes with the practice, but blind acceptance of theory is not encouraged (nor is it necessary) to get the positive results of practice. At least that has been my experience with it. And, I agree with Atanu that once the West has done enough research on it and published papers on its benefits, in another 30-50 years, India will probably start teaching it in schools based on that. Such is the irony, but better late than never. :) -Amit I have personal experience of Vipassana meditation, and actually, many meditation centers are coming up in India and elsewhere in the world. It’s being taught in Tihar prison in New Delhi to inmates in an attempt to rehabilitate them. Attempts have been made to teach it in US prisons, with mixed results (in terms of openness to it, not the efficacy of technique).

There are children’s courses (1-2 days) held in the US, and I’m assuming that similar courses happen in India too. Yes, it would indeed be amazing if this technique is taught in schools in India to children. I wish I had learned it much earlier in my life as it is indeed useful.

Shiv, not sure what you mean by ideological baggage, but yes, there is a theory that goes with the practice, but blind acceptance of theory is not encouraged (nor is it necessary) to get the positive results of practice. At least that has been my experience with it.

And, I agree with Atanu that once the West has done enough research on it and published papers on its benefits, in another 30-50 years, India will probably start teaching it in schools based on that. Such is the irony, but better late than never. :)

-Amit

]]> By: Amit http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/05/14/reduce-your-attention-deficit/comment-page-1/#comment-105182 Amit Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:01:21 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/05/14/reduce-your-attention-deficit/#comment-105182 I have personal experience of Vipassana meditation, and actually, many meditation centers are coming up in India and elsewhere. It's being taught in Tihar prison in New Delhi to inmates. Attempts have been made to teach it in US prisons, with mixed results (in terms of openness to it, not the efficacy of technique). There are children's courses (1-2 days) held in the US, and I'm assuming that similar courses happen in India too. Yes, it would indeed be amazing if this technique is taught in schools in India to children. I wish I had learned it much earlier in my life as it is indeed useful. Shiv, not sure what you mean by ideological baggage, but yes, there is a theory that goes with the practice, but blind acceptance of theory is not encouraged (nor is it necessary) to get the positive results of practice. At least that has been my experience with it. -Amit I have personal experience of Vipassana meditation, and actually, many meditation centers are coming up in India and elsewhere. It’s being taught in Tihar prison in New Delhi to inmates. Attempts have been made to teach it in US prisons, with mixed results (in terms of openness to it, not the efficacy of technique).

There are children’s courses (1-2 days) held in the US, and I’m assuming that similar courses happen in India too. Yes, it would indeed be amazing if this technique is taught in schools in India to children. I wish I had learned it much earlier in my life as it is indeed useful.

Shiv, not sure what you mean by ideological baggage, but yes, there is a theory that goes with the practice, but blind acceptance of theory is not encouraged (nor is it necessary) to get the positive results of practice. At least that has been my experience with it.

-Amit

]]> By: shiv http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/05/14/reduce-your-attention-deficit/comment-page-1/#comment-99681 shiv Tue, 15 May 2007 11:50:42 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/05/14/reduce-your-attention-deficit/#comment-99681 I went to school in chennai 2 decades ago to a pretty good institution (private in case your are wondering :). We were all taught TM (the mahesh yogi school of meditation). It did help a bit in de-stressing and increasing attention span. The problem is that it does not stop with this and most schools of meditation insist on some ideological baggage being thrown in. IMHO this pisses off most people (even kids) and they drop the meditation with the rest of the baggage. I went to school in chennai 2 decades ago to a pretty good institution (private in case your are wondering :) . We were all taught TM (the mahesh yogi school of meditation). It did help a bit in de-stressing and increasing attention span. The problem is that it does not stop with this and most schools of meditation insist on some ideological baggage being thrown in. IMHO this pisses off most people (even kids) and they drop the meditation with the rest of the baggage.

]]> By: Guru Gulab Khatri http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/05/14/reduce-your-attention-deficit/comment-page-1/#comment-99667 Guru Gulab Khatri Mon, 14 May 2007 23:57:59 +0000 http://www.deeshaa.org/2007/05/14/reduce-your-attention-deficit/#comment-99667 Could it be that some people find pleasure in meditation and the spillover effect of that shows up in other aspect of their lives. People who exercise regularly report being more productive and being able to focus better. Personaly I know more folks who are productive who are in the latter category. Could it be that some people find pleasure in meditation and the spillover effect of that shows up in other aspect of their lives.
People who exercise regularly report being more productive and being able to focus better.
Personaly I know more folks who are productive who are in the latter category.

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