The constructed contrasts of orientalism and how meditation breaks down such dualities

Selma Fastrup Lyngsø, International Development Studies Picture credit: Julie Axelsen Orientalism portrays ‘them’ as contradictory to ‘us’. When ‘they’ are portrayed as traditional, backward, and inferior, ‘our’ modern, propulsive, superior force is illuminated. Meditation can show us that contrasts are created within our consciousness and can thus break down this … Les mer