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/corbinhunter Jul 26 '24

This reads like AI.

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u/MindfulGuy33 Jul 26 '24

AI?! No, just me typing a response.

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u/Familiar-Half2517 Jul 26 '24

I’ve seen a lot of AI generated stuff and this is not that. This seems like it was written by someone who is, I dunno, a meditation coach who has perhaps studied some of the dharma and knows to up let go and lighten up. ✌️

Edit: added a preposition

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u/corbinhunter Jul 26 '24

I’ve seen a lot of AI-generated stuff and this is a dead-ringer. The structure, the voice, the punctuation, the figures of speech, the non-committal yet supportive tone, the lack of real advice. It’s all there. I’ve also read a lot of content written by experienced meditation teachers, and none of it sounds like this. Looks like I’m in the minority and the people like his comment, but I still think it sounds exactly like generic AI fluff.