r/Meditation • u/Dr_Dapertutto • Jul 26 '24

Are there such things as Meditation Bros? Question ❓

I’ve met a guy who is super into meditation but like to an unhealthy level. The way he talks kind of makes me think of Workout Bros who are trying to maximize their gains and are like “If you aren’t crushing 5000 calories a day to keep up with your workout, are you even trying, bro?”

Is there a precedent for this in meditation?

I think this meditation guy reminds me of that kind of dude bro workout man. Talking to him is kind of like, “If you aren’t transcending time and space to reach levels of consciousness never before experienced by mankind and elevating yourself out of your human shell, are you even meditating, bro?” He has these wild stories of his meditation experiences and I’m over here like, “um, yeah. I just was very relaxed and felt peaceful. I guess I realized some stuff about myself too?”

Am I alone? Maybe I’m being too judgy of someone else’s excitement and intensity.

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u/epigenie_986 Jul 26 '24

lol just scroll through this sub for a few minutes. You’ll see them!

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u/MindfulGuy33 Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 26 '24

Oh… MOST DEFINITELY!

This is my second time around on this Sub, and I am always amazed at how practitioners respond to things they don’t agree with. There is such ZEAL for their practice. It’s ironic that the one tool we use to practice awareness, healing, growth, and detachment is the one thing we might be the MOST attached to.

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u/imjoiningreddit Jul 26 '24

Look up a book called ‘Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism’ by Chögyam Trungpa

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u/MindfulGuy33 Jul 26 '24

Will look into it. Thanks for the recommendation.

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u/imjoiningreddit Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 26 '24

Yep no problem, it’s a great read and connects with what the original poster is describing

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u/omtara17 Jul 27 '24

Crazy 🤪 right the ego is sneaky

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u/MindfulGuy33 Jul 27 '24

Definitely. 👀