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From: smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin)
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Subject: Re: mantra
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Date: Wed, 11-Jan-84 10:26:31 EST
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It should be noted that meditation can be useful as a technique without
any attention to any religious or mystical aspects.  Many psychologists
feel that it (and yoga) are quite effective stress reduction mechanisms;
the idea is to *somehow* slow down your "involuntary" processes, like
breathing, heart rate, muscle tension, etc.  There are other techniques
as well, of course, but one doesn't have to believe in the religious
aspects of mantras or meditation to use them as techniques.