The Positive And Negative Effects Of Meditation?

"Certain kinds of meditation can reduce feelings like guilt, sadness, etc. But is that good? Does it make people less likely to help others in different ways?"

It's assumed by many that meditation only has good qualities. Click on the link below for a podcast delving into the practice's effects on both the person and society at large:

Does meditation reduce pro-social behavior?

Meditation: It Has Its Dangers

While meditation has value, not all who engage in it obtain satisfactory results. In fact, there are many cases of harmful, if not disastrous, results. Below are four articles that help in choosing whether one should be involved with it:

Does meditation carry a risk of harmful side effects?

Meditation Is a Powerful Mental Tool—and For Some People It Goes Terribly Wrong

The Dangers of Meditation

The 5 Dangers of Meditation