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- drowelf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Since they choose people who already meditated (as opposed to randomly assigning people to a meditate or no-meditate group and seeing how their brain changes over time) they have no idea whether meditation boots gray matter or whether people with this brain difference have a tendency to choose meditation practices.
- willx, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4It does mention the type of meditation. It's called "Insight Meditation". Learn about it here:
http://www.buddhanet.net/insight.htm - Antarctica, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2So when people call me "thick headed", it's actually a compliment. Sweet.
- augmentation, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I call ***** to anything thta makes me pay thousands of dollars to learn something that should be "for the good of everyone". If you really wish to spread somethign "for the good of everyone" you ownt charge for it. So there it is..that website/foudnation/organization you linked to, is utter *****.
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Folks, don't confuse simple Buddhist awareness practice (and meditation) with things like 'Transcendental meditation' and other meditations where you close your eyes and chant 'mantras' (i.e. 'skab' above). These can cause some people psychological harm and not only in your pocket (you have to take special and expensive training seminars etc.).
Buddhist awareness practice and meditation (Zen, Zazen). Is free, completely safe, does not require you to believe anything or anyone. Just sit. That's it. Sit facing a wall, don't close your eyes, don't chant anything or try to think anythink.....just sit. And this is all the Buddha ever said to do, nothing more. - CronicusX, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Coolio!
- Oxygen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Oh, I'll boost your gray matter!....
- cool4u2view, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The results must be beyond a statistical anomaly... anyone have a link to the full text paper by lazar? (not just the abstract)
- cool4u2view, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0White matter is better, it's myelinated...
- L0Y4L1S3R, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1This has been known for many decades. Historically, out of all the techniques of meditation, the simplest and most effective one has been TM. Although there is a cost associated with learning the technique from a certified center in your city, you can find information online about how the technique works - use with caution. Read more here... http://www.tm.org/
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0hey this might motivate me to try
- lollerskates, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Well, tagawa, with all the incoherent posts on the internet, I would say meditation is better.
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I have been meditating 30 - 50 mins a day for the past three years. Buddhist Insight Awareness practice (or Zen, Zazen) is the purest form of meditation. That is, all you are doing is sitting upright, facing a wall and following your breath.
Of course easier said than done - especially at first. But what happens over time is quite remarkable, the practice extends to everyday life.
You will find you are: more relaxed, calm, focused, able to concentrate more deeply and for longer periods, have a less egocentric view on life, a decrease in fear and anxiety, a higher tolerance to stress, ........and the list goes on (see more here at "Zen and Health" http://www.zip.com.au/~lyallg/ZenPractice.htm )
All you need is a mature mind and a certain degree of intelligence. I recommend for everyone, and believe it will be part of most peoples daily regimen within the next 20 to 30 years as its benefits become more accepted.
Get into it! - SoniaGallagher, on 05/20/2009, -0/+0I wish I had read this study while I was still in college... especially when final exams were coming around! Its fantastic to know that meditation has this immense benefit.
- eaasness, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Does meditating in front of a video game count? Seriously a little quite time is good for everyone.
- TomJ, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Sh1t artical, but who can diss on the idea of motivating more people to "meditate" - or whatever other healthy practice? If you are interested and have the time, look up Qi Gong.
- igro, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This may help you out. http://www.urbandharma.org/udharma4/mpe.html
- bippy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@ drowelf:
The article that's linked doesn't give enough information on the participants for you to know that these were people who 'already' meditated. It's vague at best, and you might be right, but all we know is that these people had training in meditation. It's possible the study chose random folks and then asked them to meditate. In all honesty, though, the only way your objection would be questionable was if there was a link between the physical make-up of this part of the brain and people who chose to meditate -- something I think is very, very unlikely when you consider the other factors that might influence such a choice.
I'll see if I can access the actual journal article to look into the experimental design, but a sample size of 20 makes it easy for one to fool himself. - tagawa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+040 minutes a day? I'd have to give up reading Digg to fit it in. Wonder which is better for my brain...
- tection99, on 02/19/2009, -0/+0hey try http://www.dayspaforthemind.com online meditation and hypnosis
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Sorry, seems you gotta pay for the damn thing..... Might be published in a magazine in the future. There is plenty of other research done available free.. Google it.
- Sh|fty, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0who dosnt
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Um..bippy..Have you ever heard of neuroplasticity (the ability for the brain to change itself physically) ? It has been scientifically proven and generally accepted in the scientific community that mindfullness meditation or Buddhist attentive meditation causes changes in the physical brain... LOTS of research done..... Check this book (I'm reading right now).... "The Mind and the Brain : Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force" by a renowned a UCLA psychiatrist and expert on treating patients with obsessive compulsive disorder
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060988479/qid=1132020321/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-4499327-6600638?v=glance&s=books&n=507846 - MadRat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'd prefer spending that 40 minutes on sleeping.
- Skab, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0http://www.davidlynchfoundation.org
- yukevster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Here is the original study report from "NeuroReport".... http://www.neuroreport.com/pt/re/neuroreport/currenttoc.htm;jsessionid=D51SQye7YOnj2P9Bsmaf36dv0whu1iQvEnZmUn9d29LPrU1RIAZd!1141523646!-949856145!9001!-1
- LowGan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0can it boost my penis? wait i mean..uhhhh umm yeah
- DeepZen, on 11/12/2008, -0/+0Yes, I agree, it's a safe practice. No need to get into rituals with it.
http://www.deep-zen.com - 4asher, on 12/11/2008, -0/+0I believe Transcendental Meditation is the most effective form of meditation. It is the most scientifically tested and I love the way it increases my creativity and happiness!
- BQ27, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I can feel it getting thicker (My gray matter) As we type!
- drowelf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@Bippy
I still have not gotten a copy of the article, but, the abstract reads "Magnetic resonance imaging was used to assess cortical thickness in 20 participants with extensive Insight meditation experience". I'd bet money that they did not train people to the point of "extensive...experience". Can anyone help us out here? A copy of the relevant part of the article. Again, if I'm right, we have no idea what this study's data means (see my previous post). And by the way, I'm very pro meditation, I mediate, and I'd love for this to be true. But I love good science even better. - Duston, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1It would be interesting to know which meditation technique they used. Other than the vague "Buddhist Training".
- trunkster, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Hmm, well I'm sure taking a break from a stressful life and meditate would do something for ya.
- jesusphreak, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0That's a really good point drowelf.
- dwessell, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0But foreign religions make the baby Jeebus cry? Oh, and Pat Robertson call down the wrath of god.. You can't forget that one.
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