Neuroscience of meditation.
ScientificWorldJournal November 16, 2006
Dhyana-Yoga, the ancient discipline of meditation, aims for Samadhi—a self-absorptive, unitive state of harmony with reality that can only be experienced through spontaneous intuition. Modern neuroscience can illuminate this practice by examining brain-mind-reality, consciousness, attention, emotional intelligence, and the sense of self. A new hypothesis proposes that meditation is an art of being serene and alert in the present moment, managing attentional energy through total engagement (presence) or disengagement (silence). In both states, there is spontaneous unity without a sense of self or personal time, leading to well-being, joy, serenity, freedom, and self-fulfillment, resolving the pursuit of happiness and meaning.