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February 02, 2006
Meditation and science
Wired has quite an interesting article about the conflict between Western science on neurology and Eastern ways of approaching "brain science through meditation" (if I may say so).
Cause of the stir? The Dalai Lama's invitation to speak at the Society for Neuroscience's annual conference in front of 14,000 people and the worry of other participants that there is a "mix of science and religion."
He came because of the apparent alteration of the brain structure of monks that meditated tens of thousands of hours.
Picture taken from Wired Magazine - Buddha on the brain
"Results suggested that, in the course of meditating for tens of thousands of hours, the monks had actually altered the structure and function of their brains."
I am not discussing the pro and con of the invitation. I believe that anything that enlightens the functioning of the brain and possibility to change brain functions is worthwhile pursuing.
Why are we afraid to change? Change is possible. Habits are changeable and beliefs created a long time ago inhibit us today in developing our capabilities. If there are ways to change those (and be assured, there are), go for it.
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Posted by Andreas at February 2, 2006 11:07 AM
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