Buddhist meditation is just a form of therapy.’ Assess this view


	Buddhist meditation is just a form of therapy.’ Assess this view
	Advantages ‘NHS 'paying more attention in the present moment to your own thoughts and feelings' Mindfulness based stress reduction by Jon Kaboot-Zin in 1970, where you do meditation which causes left shift meaning you have to face stress head on Getting over cravings is a form of therapy in itself Google was rated the number one employer and they send thousands of employies on these mindfulness courses Samatha meditation takes one to a higher jharna which again could be a form of therapy	Disadvantages Meditation is not necessary just therapy, it helps you come over hiderances (cravings) One person tried a mindfulness course and it made their anxiety so much worse Its for capitalism, it's not therapy, its created to keep us going, we only look after our mental health when it effects a company, then we are sent on a mindfulness course then work even harder
	Evaluation To conclude, although I think meditation is just a form of therapy, this is not necessarily a bad thing!

‘NHS 'paying more attention in the present moment to your own thoughts and feelings'
Mindfulness based stress reduction by Jon Kaboot-Zin in 1970, where you do meditation which causes left shift meaning you have to face stress head on
Getting over cravings is a form of therapy in itself
Google was rated the number one employer and they send thousands of employies on these mindfulness courses
Samatha meditation takes one to a higher jharna which again could be a form of therapy

Meditation is not necessary just therapy, it helps you come over hiderances (cravings)
One person tried a mindfulness course and it made their anxiety so much worse
Its for capitalism, it's not therapy, its created to keep us going, we only look after our mental health when it effects a company, then we are sent on a mindfulness course then work even harder

To conclude, although I think meditation is just a form of therapy, this is not necessarily a bad thing!

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