PSA: My go-to meditation guide is actually someone else's work

I found a meditation guide on a blog that helped me a lot with morning anxiety. The voice was soothing and the steps were easy to follow. Later, I was listening to a podcast and heard the same words from a well-known teacher. It was clear the blog had taken the script without credit. I feel mixed up because the guide does help me, but using it feels wrong now. Part of me wants to share it with friends who struggle, but that seems unfair. What should I do in a case like this? Have you ever dealt with copied meditation content?

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the_drew1mo agoMost Upvoted

Tell that to the person who wrote it, @jakeb81.

jakeb811mo ago

Meditation guides often overlap in what they say since the basics are pretty common. The real value is in how it helps you, not where it came from. Just use what works and don't overthink it.

the_drew1mo agoMost Upvoted

Yeah, that part about "the real value is in how it helps you" really hits home. My buddy found this amazing sleep meditation on a big wellness page, used it for months. Then he stumbled on the original teacher's video from years before. It was word for word the same script, no credit given. It totally changed how he felt about that whole page, like he couldn't trust them anymore. He said it felt less helpful after that, knowing it was just taken. So the "where it came from" part actually messed with the "how it helps you" part for him.

allen.cora1mo ago

Totally get that conflict, it sucks when you find out something you trusted wasn't original. Maybe just share the podcast link instead so the real teacher gets credit. Jakeb81 has a point about the basics being similar, but lifting a whole script feels different.