Oh, question, why would a Monk want to take over the world? They have no need for power or power over people. Only personal power, taking on personal challenges and bettering themselves as people because by doing that you help better people around you.
If i'm happy, i'll help others around me be happy.
If i'm depressed, others will pick that up and also feel more depressed.
They are interested in helping people to help people learn by their own experiences because we are all individuals. It is NEVER about controlling or imposing their way of life onto others.
This is just my personal experience around Monks and I could be incorrect. I'm sure someone will be able to give an entirely different interpretation from their experiences.
Uhhh what? Lol? Monks did not invent Meditation :). Humans have used meditation for thousands of years. Some of the best world leaders use meditation...
Monks additionally do contribute to science. A lot infact. When i've visited monistaries neuroscience is often a key theme and they'll explain how different interactions literally affect you're brain chemicals.
You know that individuals who are going through horrific experiences can stumble on meditation themselves? They realise they can use it to draw strength to help them deal with situations by using it. They arnt taught, they don't come across the information on the internet. Only when adults do they realize that there's a name for what they have been doing.
People think that meditation is just "for relaxation". It's not. That is one SMALL benefit if you only use it once or a few times a month briefly. The other many other small benefits i've found from meditating once a week. And on the scale of benefits, I would say increased self-discipline and control of my own mind, motivation, concentration, happiness is in the "small benefits" category. And I have ADHD so these small benefits improve life immensely for me.
People who have trained for years can use it to generate an experience similar to an LSD trip. You can look at the positive effects of LSD in scientific experiments yourself.
Again, a response from someone who doesn't understand meditation. It does increase learning and self improvement to a greater level than virtually any other task. Why? Because it develops metacognition. You can find many resources and videos documenting the benefits of meditation, the brain structures it changes, improvements to executive functions, self control, motivation, etc.
If i'm happy, i'll help others around me be happy. If i'm depressed, others will pick that up and also feel more depressed.
They are interested in helping people to help people learn by their own experiences because we are all individuals. It is NEVER about controlling or imposing their way of life onto others.
This is just my personal experience around Monks and I could be incorrect. I'm sure someone will be able to give an entirely different interpretation from their experiences.