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I understand this would generally be "one-sided" or "unilateral" "control, management," and so on...
But this is in the context of a conversation about Buddhist meditation. They are talking about the problem with practitioners "controlling" themselves. I realized that the way they use 一方的 here really seems more like "heavy-handed." So I'm just looking for a thumb (or thumbs) up or down on that idea.

Full quote:

僕らは「調」をこのおれが何かに対して行使するコントロールの意味で理解してて、要するに「一方的支配・管理」という意味で理解してるけど、それは間違いだと僕も思っている

Thanks so much!

Chris