06-21-2017, 08:57 AM
Quote:Is fragmentation a protective process the creator has built in, or the result of the weakness of the psyche to trauma ?
Good question! I would also say "both". The fragmentation of mind can occur because of the weakness of mind or lesser developed, so as to protect the integrity of mind or soul of the individual.
I don't think one's mind can become fragmented with meditation, correct me if I'm wrong. But meditation is diving within the self. Things that have been denied or repressed, or even fragments of mind that one didn't even know about can come up, can become uncovered. This happened to me, a fridge fell over when I was playing with my cousin when we were 2 or 3, and the sound and heaviness was too much at the time. Later on in life I experienced the feeling of the experience but not knowing where it came from or what it was. After starting a meditation practice many more years later, things started to clear up and I was able to put those pieces together and then balance the experience and emotional response.
So I would say that meditation helps with repression or fragmentation, but that it wouldn't cause it. Again, correct me if I'm wrong!