Is there any evidence that Zen actually helps us shed false beliefs, or even just anticipate different outcomes?
Meditators routinely report noticing their false beliefs during meditation, and an increased ability to notice their beliefs as beliefs even when not in meditation. That is, Zen practice is helpful in noticing that the map exists and being able to read it as a map.
Meditators routinely report noticing their false beliefs during meditation, and an increased ability to notice their beliefs as beliefs even when not in meditation. That is, Zen practice is helpful in noticing that the map exists and being able to read it as a map.