EEG Alpha Blocking Correlated with Perception of Inner Light During Zen Meditation
The American Journal of Chinese Medicine January 1, 2003 Pei-Chen Lo, Ming-Liang Huang, Kang-Ming Chang 64 citations
Based on experimental results and practitioners' subjective experience, hypotheses are proposed to account for meditative phenomena in Zen-Buddhist practice. Orthodox practitioners aiming to prove the most original true-self discover inner energy or light, perceived as resonance, which optimizes physiological and mental health. In a meditation experiment, a significant correlation was observed between perception of inner light and EEG alpha blockage. During a blessing unknown to subjects, significant alpha blocking occurred in those who had meditated for years to resonate with inner light. This offers new insight into how meditation benefits health.