In many situations in life we find friends and those we meet making fundamental attribution errors. People attribute the wrong intentions or different intentions to those around them then what their actions really signify. It is quite often better to reserve speculation till it is more clear to understand why people react the way they do.
Fundamental Attribution Error is really just a fancy way of saying; reading people correctly. In the case of Fundamental Attribution Error people are misread.
I can't say I've experienced that. Typically when someone tries to relate to me I don't have a guard up or keep a look out for deception. I do think even washing the dishes has yielded a meditative experience so I believe someone who says they've had similar experiences to mine while exercising or connecting in nature. Vedanta philosophy is not so common here in the West. Every journey is unique, especially in regards to ones spiritual evolution- and no doubt others may see some of you in them and maybe something to be desired. Even those who do practice meditation do not always exemplify the physical traits you say to look out for. I meditate, I have at times shown stillness- yet I have also been very restless despite my practices. It IS a practice after all- maybe people relate to you because they admire you or feel you are someone they can look up to/confide in.
In your example, I would believe them- and if you have the knowledge like respiratory states you can share that with those confiding to you. You might be helping them expand their practice and this could be seen as a loving service. I've had a friend share one of his visualization exercises as we opened up to one another about meditation and I still use it today. He is the one who invited me to see Gurunath. I am blessed he did not think me a phony or someone as being boastful and instead saw me as someone who took an interest in his life experiences and vice versa.
I’m not sure why you put this entry in this thread Eric. The other entries you have here relate to the subject. Although this one appears to be about breathing and meditation more than, fundamental attribution error. Perhaps 🤔 you can explain. At any rate fundamental attribution error does not mean people have their guard up. I’m talking about people misinterpreting what they see happening in others. I hope that clears up my meaning for you. I always enjoy our talks about meditation. But there is a fundamental difference between for instance washing dishes or golfing and sitting in meditation pose and practicing a discipline called meditation. When people tell me they are meditating while they are fishing all I can think back to are the hours of practicing I’ve done in group meditation. The notion of for instance saying someone is meditating while bowling or fishing becomes laughable. I will say this though…. We can practice being mindful or be practicing the presence of God while washing dishes. And sometimes that is all the further we get when we sit in meditation posture.
