Meditation and the Brain 2/12: Neurological Differences in Advanced Meditators

[integraleric]

@DerMacDuff The reason for mentioning it is to highlight how unique perceptions have equally unique effects on the brain; and these effects are dependent on the subjective perceptions themselves. As such, it is necessary to describe this phenomenological emergence from the subjective experience of the long-term meditator. This is vitally important, because, regardless of whether or not you agree with such subjective exeprience, it helps reveal how subjectivity impacts the human nervous system.

[DerMacDuff]

wouldnt it be better to meantion all of the effects on the brain without any spirituality?? greets

[integraleric]

@DerMacDuff Not at all, because the actual design of these studies is to see exactly how such spiritual perceptions affect the brain. There have been similar studies examining the effect of atheistic perceptions on the brain. Though I may not agree with such atheistic perceptions, I can still respect such perceptions and how they affect the brain. You may not agree with these meditator's perceptions, but that does not discount the effect that such perceptions have on their brains.

[DerMacDuff]

sry but, pseudoscience

[DerMacDuff]

uhhm, not all of it, only the thing with the gods.

[integraleric]

If you watch the video again, you'll find that scientists are saying that the inner INTERPRETATION of such a mystical view within the minds of long-term meditators is what is changing the brain, not the perceived mystical reality itself. And to say that this inner interpretation is influencing brain development is completely in line with cognitive neuroscience. Just because you disagree with the perception that happens inside the minds of meditators, doesn't make this pseudoscience.

[integraleric]

Please do your homework before making such off color statements.

[integraleric]

@DerMacDuff No need to apologize for calling this pseudoscience; not to me, anyway. You may, however, wish to apologize to the reputable, peer-reviewed neuroscientific journals that published these studies, as I'm sure they'd be very surprised to find that this is pseudoscience. On the contrary, my friend, this IS science.

[PhysiologicAli]

@DerMacDuff  Pseudoscience!?? Dude you must have been living under a rock or something.

[Metatronicus]

i like this very much, although sceptocal mind inquires if this is not selfindulgence?

[integraleric]

@Metatronicus The development of consciousness through meditation is no more self-indulgence than eating or going to college, both of which presuppose the need to first care for one's basic needs before being able to serve society's needs. And while only a small percentage of humanity consistently develops its intellectual knowledge base for the betterment of self and society, fewer still engage and evolve the very foundation and context for such intellectual development: conscious awareness.

[integraleric]

@integraleric As such, the need for meditation and the development of consciousness is not only NOT self-indulgent, but more necessary now than ever. The deeper you connect with your own consciousness through meditation, the more awareness, compassion and service you can offer others. As Socrates stated, "the unexamined life is not worth living." And meditation, really, is the capacity to examine the conditioned (and often fallacious) contents of the mind without being a slave to those contents.

[integraleric]

Without such examination, we are destined to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. So again, is meditation/self-examination self-indulgent? No. In its deepest expression, meditation is the antidote to self-indulgence.

[integraleric]

Thank you.

[44Tili]

Thank you! I just watched them all four. Good work!

[NeddAnderson]

very cool Eric! Thanks for bringing us along for the ride to an elevated consciousness!

[LaurentziuRo]

So beautiful !

[4halfacres]

as we see in the picture provided with the man sitting in the middle of nature, next to a lake, while sundown, is the one of the remarcable ways to reach our inner peace while meditating deeply, we can realise how wonderfull we are made up by GOD who is peace, life, health and He wants us to know how is the reality as He made everything and we can enjoy it for free ...we do not need expensive holidays to find the way to relax while meditating about the truth which can be found easily...

[4halfacres]

we were made by God and his Son, who was a;so the maker of the place we live in and everything surrounding us...as we meditate and get the real sense of what is is made for pour enjoyment to live a better and healthier life is what is the reality of GOD, and we can get this knowledge through meditating peacefully until we get the right reality of GOD!

X

[Donsyrius]

excelent!



[123Makeleleotravez]

favourited this i might need it to meditate and eliminate stress

[DMaxwellM]

where are the other parts?

[integraleric]

@DMaxwellM Thanks for asking! We'll be uploading them starting the next two to four weeks, so keep an eye out for them. Thanks for your interest:-)

[NeroSNT]

waiting for part 3 :)

[ShinjiL]

Please upload the rest of videos, they are truly interesting.

[YuukoFyeSeishirou]

OMG..........

Thank you...

[masterneme]

Thank you for your effort, these first 2 videos are great.

[integraleric]

Absolutely, I'll be loading the other videos. But first, I still have to make them. I hope to have another finished soon. Thanks for your interest!

[masterneme]

Are you gonna upload the rest of the videos? Thank you.