"However, clearly Science does not yet have a measurement handle on shakti in the human psycho spiritual body. MRI’s, EEG’s, blood chemistry and such as tools are yet way too coarse"
People can have lots of shakti and not be enlightened. Measuring shakti is not the primary objective. fMRIs can measure remarkably subtle brain activity. Many related and other technologies and methods are emerging. While there may be subtle changes and phenomenon that are currently beyond measurement, there clearly are a vast number of factors that can be measured and studied. Advanced states of awakening clearly must have neurophysiological correlates, for example, new or more developed brain networks which can be "viewed" and studied with fMRIs. Much can be learned from comprehensive studies on practitioners, in deep meditation and during active tasks, who have cultivated their nervous systems to sustain such states. Clear models of enlightened neurophysiology do not yet exist, but will emerge and become clearer over time. However, there are a number of markers common in advanced practitioners. Beyond neurophysiological studies, in-depth cognitive studies should identify a myriad of changes in performance tasks, memory, sensory acuity, fluid intelligence, etc. Relying on a teachers' followers for evaluations has serious limitations. Followers tend to be biased, both in the evaluation of their progress, their teacher's capabilities and what they share with others.
