Why meditation should be taught in school

[The Back Seat]

While I think meditation in all schools would be an amazing thing, I can't see it bringing 100% positivity. I beleive meditation allows us to cultivate the energy inside of us and this energy doesn't have to be positive (although most meditators focus on positivity). I believe the world consists of a balance of positive and negative (light and darkness). This idea is seen in science where every positive has a negative. I do believe meditation should be included in schools in order to bring a deeper understanding to the youth and clear up all the social misunderstandings. We could lean the world towards more positivity with well guided meditations (this would require lots of energy from elders in order to impose a shift in the balance).

[Elina]

ThoughtOnFire - thank you for posting! :)

[ThoughtOnFire]

Your will come!

[LibbyScorp]

I'd vote for it.

[Flute]

Originally Posted by Gem

If approached in the right way, it tends to bring about awareness of a person's unconscious mental activity...

Awesome! Intent is very important. I have also found that letting go and just doing is key. Amazing how to become aware of unconscious mental activity in all aspects we must focus on the breath - breath being something we often take for granted and don't appreciate the depth of what it is.

[Astro_Man]

My opinion is that not only should meditation be taught in schools, but also astral projection!! But if you know how to meditate, then you're halfway to astral projection already.

[Serrao]

Originally Posted by Astro_Man

My opinion is that not only should meditation be taught in schools, but also astral projection!! But if you know how to meditate, then you're halfway to astral projection already.

The benefits of meditation are well known.
Teaching meditation as a standard in schools would be a good thing on the short as well as the long term.

Astral projection is less known. Can you name some benefits of the practice of astral projection?

[Gem]

I'd be concerned about what load of rubbish might become dominant and hope the sort of nonsense that is said about meditation in popular culture doesn't become 'education'. Who then will be the qualified teachers of meditation? 'Spiritual people' who push their own values, beliefs and spiritual nonsense? Is this just another 'should'? Will the 'teachers' be able to deal with the kind of aftercare that might be needed, or even know what I mean by that?

[Serrao]

Originally Posted by Gem

I'd be concerned about what load of rubbish might become dominant and hope the sort of nonsense that is said about meditation in popular culture doesn't become 'education'. Who then will be the qualified teachers of meditation? 'Spiritual people' who push their own values, beliefs and spiritual nonsense? Is this just another 'should'? Will the 'teachers' be able to deal with the kind of aftercare that might be needed, or even know what I mean by that?

The principle of meditation is not complicated at all. It can be taught by practically everyone.
Meditation is not about concepts as 'values', 'beliefs' and 'other spiritual nonsense'. It is about being still and empty for a few moments.

I would say. Any kind of meditation is better than no meditation at all, with regards to vicious behaviour.

[Gem]

Originally Posted by Serrao

The principle of meditation is not complicated at all. It can be taught by practically everyone.
Meditation is not about concepts as 'values', 'beliefs' and 'other spiritual nonsense'. It is about being still and empty for a few moments.

In this meditation section you can see what people think meditation is, and how value laden these views are.

I would say. Any kind of meditation is better than no meditation at all, with regards to vicious behaviour.

I think people have idealistic notions and tend to ignore the deeper ethical considerations, generally speaking, but one might ask if it's ethical to impose spiritual values in compulsory education at all?