--- In [email protected], ruthsimplicity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "sparaig" <LEnglish5@> wrote: [...] > > > > Neuroreport. 2006 Aug 21;17(12):1359-63. Links > > Neuroimaging of meditation's effect on brain reactivity to pain. > > > > > I was just teasing Off world, didn't mean to make you work. :) >
Well, it IS a peer-reviewed study on the topic. ANd it points out what MMY means when he refers to "Bliss" or "Greater Bliss" as opposed to merely a feeling, emotion or sensation of "bliss." THe term "Bliss" as opposed to "bliss" explains MMY's oft-reviled saying, '"Bliss" is not "blissful"' --that is, the meditation-related term isn't a feeling or sensation or emotion. Pure "Bliss" arises during meditation when the cortical-thalamic feedback loops become less active, as evidenced by fMRI on long-term meditars' thalamic activity during meditation being less while the brain remains alert.. The internal result is merely wakeful optimization of neural connections, AKA "alpha state activity." When that optimization activity continues at a high enough level of activity in the regions of the brain associated with the sense of self, even during normal waking, dreaming and sleeping activity, then the person experiences "Self" as an unwavering background for all normal mental activity. This is called "Cosmic Consciousness" in TM parlance. Predicted outcomes of this state are that the person is less likely to get flustered and tends to be more efficient in hs or her daily activities. COincidentally, "champion" athletes (meaning having won World or Olympic gold medals) show levels of this type of brain activity that are closer to those of "enlightened people" as compared to non-champion athletes. Just a few bits of trivia for you to consider. Lawson
