Oxford promotes Meditation, provides hope for people with depression


	Oxford promotes Meditation, provides hope for people with depression

arifsali

5-6-2009 11:19 PM

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health, meditation, science

arifsali says:

Interesting.

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5-7-2009 3:30 PM

Jorjor

Some years ago, Pope John-Paul II issued a warning that meditation was "un-Catholic" and could cause one to be tempted to follow "false doctrines". My reaction (although I knew he couldn`t possibly hear me) was, "Blow it out your ear".

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