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THE TRUTH ABOUT MEDITATION
3 Absurd Lies You've Been Told About Meditation
Meditation isn’t new age spirituality. It’s been around since the beginning of time
1. Meditation Is Tied to a Religion
My little brother was stressed out. The chaos of the world is unlike anything we’ve ever seen and honestly, our bodies weren’t created to take on such burdens. Right now it’s easy to feel as if the weight of the world is on your shoulders.
I asked if he's heard of meditation and if he's ever tried it. He's heard of it, but he wasn't so sure about it because his Christian pastor says meditation is a Buddhist practice that clears and empties your mind, opening you up for the devil to enter.
“Huh?” I thought. “How absurd!”
My brother was listening to a pastor who didn’t know his Bible very well. And honestly, I wasn’t very surprised. Many of us don’t really know the Bible very well and that’s the truth. We read random verses here and there and we can’t put it all together.
Meditation isn’t tied to a specific religion. It has nothing to do with Buddhism but Buddhists are wise enough and knew the benefits of meditation long before Christians who are supposed to know the Bible…
