I guess that is REALLY a mahasamadhi sinc the usual definition of zero brainwaves is "brain death." Even jello shows SOME electrical activity...
--- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The directions at the bottom show you how to see this video. It is a > casual demonstration of how in formless med. the brain wave functions > go to zero in all bands. What's amazing is his ability to go between > witnessing, mantra and formless meditations. > ------ > > Ken Stops His Brain Waves ! > > You already knew that Ken has no heart, now we find out that he has no > brain, either! > > That's right, Ken can stop his brainwaves on demand. Actually�and in a > more serious vein�this is the famous EEG machine recording where Ken > enters various meditative states, one of which is a type of > "thoughtless," "image-less," or "formless" state, whose correlate is > that his brainwaves come to an almost complete stop, as clearly > recorded on this portable electroencephalograph (EEG) machine. (This > video is discussed in One Taste, April 10 entry.) > > We asked Ken to do a short 10-minute commentary on these various > meditative states and the corresponding brain-wave patterns that are > shown on the EEG machine in the video. Ken enters four meditative > states (nirvikalpa closed eyes, nirvikalpa open eyes, sahaj, and > mantra-savikalpa), each of which has a very distinctive brain-wave > pattern. In his commentary, Ken emphasizes that the patterns shown on > this machine may or may not be typical, but they do emphasize that > profound consciousness states can be evoked at will, and these show > immediate correlation in brain-wave patterns. > > If nothing else, seeing somebody's brainwaves flatline in about 4 > seconds is a sight not easily forgotten! It also explains why we once > heard Ken's girlfriend say, upon delivering news that she thought might > not be happily received, "Now, um, honey, make your brain waves go to > zero...." > > More seriously, as Ken often says, "If you want to know God, you've > got to get your brain out of the way first. It's just one big stupid > filter...." > > to see the video, go to http://integralnaked.org/ > > then to "archive", search for "brain" in the search box, then find the > file "Ken Stops His Brain Waves!" It is a streaming WMV file. It's an > excellent comparison between seeded, mantra med. and formless > meditation. > > If anyone knows how to download these types of files, I'd like to get a > copy and post it. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
