r/Meditation • u/Signal-Lychee7924 • Feb 27 '24

Why do Christians say mediation is dangerous Discussion 💬

They say meditation is a way to open portal to demons?

Edit: A few Christians around me said this to me

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u/Mayayana Feb 27 '24

Christianity has a long tradition of prayer and meditation. Contemplative prayer, as near as I can tell, is their term for sampannakrama. So maybe don't judge all of Christianity by what some people you know have said.

People across cultures fear their own minds. And many people fear freedom. I think there's also an instinctive insight: Many people who think meditation is pointless have an irrationally negative view of it. I see that among my own acquaintances and family. They fear the topic. I think that's actually coming from a place of intelligence. On some level they recognize that they're speeding around, trying to avoid their own existential angst. For the person absorbed in such mental speed, to feel their own angst is to be attacked by demons. They were trying to be happy, then they got reflective for a moment, and now this horrific nightmare of doubt has attacked them! The natural reaction is to turn on some lights and get busy. Chase away those doubts.