Anecdotally seems that way to me. But the fact that it co evolved with religion is also relevant. The scam seems to be {meditation → different perspective & less sleep → vulnerability to indoctrination} plus the doctrine & the subjective experiences of meditation are designed to reinforce each other.
Anecdotally seems that way to me. But the fact that it co evolved with religion is also relevant. The scam seems to be {meditation → different perspective & less sleep → vulnerability to indoctrination} plus the doctrine & the subjective experiences of meditation are designed to reinforce each other.