gobblox38 t1_irv2ctw wrote on October 11, 2022 at 7:03 AM

Reply to comment by LeadPusher in Meditation may protect older people against Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. Researchers found meditation was superior to non-native language training on changing a global composite score and two of its subscores reflecting attention regulation and socio-emotional capacities by Wagamaga

Every time I try to understand what meditation is supposed to be I end up more confused. There's so much contradiction on this subject.

LarsViener t1_irw6c8i wrote on October 11, 2022 at 2:29 PM

I think a lot of people conflate mindfulness exercises with meditation at times. While there is some overlap and one can say “mindfulness meditation”, I usually think of more transcendental-type meditation, with trying to let thoughts pass and focusing on a mantra to help anchor the mind into emptiness and simple consciousness.