Comments on: The Inexplicable Monks http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:58:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Lisa http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/#comment-25923 Lisa Sat, 05 Jan 2008 05:27:18 +0000 http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/#comment-25923 One of the Lamas was Mingyur Rinpoche. He writes in his text "The Art of Happiness"of the scientists thinking that the instrument was broken as the percentage change was so extreme. One of the Lamas was Mingyur Rinpoche. He writes in his text “The Art of Happiness”of the scientists thinking that the instrument was broken as the percentage change was so extreme.

]]> By: New Year, Burma, Iowa « Tricycle Editors’ Blog http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/#comment-25822 New Year, Burma, Iowa « Tricycle Editors’ Blog Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:13:13 +0000 http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/#comment-25822 [...] the meditation front, Loden Jinpa points us to a great post on the Inexplicable Monks and their brains during meditation by Daniel Goleman. And The Worst Horse has checked into the [...] […] the meditation front, Loden Jinpa points us to a great post on the Inexplicable Monks and their brains during meditation by Daniel Goleman. And The Worst Horse has checked into the […]

]]> By: A possible reason for unexplained gamma increases in Tibetan Monks | Loden Jinpa - Merely Labeled http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/#comment-25743 A possible reason for unexplained gamma increases in Tibetan Monks | Loden Jinpa - Merely Labeled Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:09:40 +0000 http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/#comment-25743 [...] I read with interest Daniel Goleman’s blog post on the unexplained gamma increases in highly trained Tibetan Lamas. This morning an idea came to me that might shed some insight into the possible reason for some [...] […] I read with interest Daniel Goleman’s blog post on the unexplained gamma increases in highly trained Tibetan Lamas. This morning an idea came to me that might shed some insight into the possible reason for some […]

]]> By: rektide http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/#comment-25725 rektide Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:25:15 +0000 http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/#comment-25725 <a>http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=526201&rendertype=abstract</a> is the publication i believe you are referencing. cheers, glad you incited me to go find it, very interesting. i found this originally via the World Question Center 2008. i would never have thought we had such capacity to rewire our brains. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=526201&rendertype=abstract
is the publication i believe you are referencing.

cheers, glad you incited me to go find it, very interesting. i found this originally via the World Question Center 2008. i would never have thought we had such capacity to rewire our brains.

]]> By: The benefits of understanding Buddhist Epistemology and Psychology | Loden Jinpa - Merely Labeled http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/#comment-25633 The benefits of understanding Buddhist Epistemology and Psychology | Loden Jinpa - Merely Labeled Wed, 02 Jan 2008 03:50:08 +0000 http://www.danielgoleman.info/blog/2008/01/01/the-inexplicable-monks/#comment-25633 [...] In the Tibetan monastic education system, the study of epistemology and psychology are studied under the topic of Awareness and Knowledge (blo-rig) pronounced Lo-rik. Lo-rik is the study of consciousness, of mind and the understanding of mind is seen as essential in both it’s practical and theoretical aspects, as the process of the enlightenment project is one of replacing dysfunctional mind with functional ones. Therefore the clear identification of dysfunctional states of mind and the recognition of why they are dysfunctional is of vital importance in the progression from an unenlightened experience to an enlightened one. Meditation which is seen as an indispensable tool in a spiritual aspirant life, is used as both a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in this process. The culmination of this process is a state of mind, an experience that is free from all dysfunctional states. According to Buddhism such a mind has the capacity to knowledge all objects of knowledge without error and Buddhists merely label this experience Enlightenment. Perhaps this is what can explain gamma levels leapt’s of 700 to 800 percent [...] […] In the Tibetan monastic education system, the study of epistemology and psychology are studied under the topic of Awareness and Knowledge (blo-rig) pronounced Lo-rik. Lo-rik is the study of consciousness, of mind and the understanding of mind is seen as essential in both it’s practical and theoretical aspects, as the process of the enlightenment project is one of replacing dysfunctional mind with functional ones. Therefore the clear identification of dysfunctional states of mind and the recognition of why they are dysfunctional is of vital importance in the progression from an unenlightened experience to an enlightened one. Meditation which is seen as an indispensable tool in a spiritual aspirant life, is used as both a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in this process. The culmination of this process is a state of mind, an experience that is free from all dysfunctional states. According to Buddhism such a mind has the capacity to knowledge all objects of knowledge without error and Buddhists merely label this experience Enlightenment. Perhaps this is what can explain gamma levels leapt’s of 700 to 800 percent […]

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