Becoming Conscious: The Science of Mindfulness

[C T]

 

 

[Marblehead]

How about a recap?

[C T]

How about a recap?

Here you go:

 

Many of us go through daily life on autopilot, without being fully aware of our conscious experience.

 

Neuroscientists Richard Davidson and Amishi Jha join clinical mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn to explore the role of consciousness in mental and physical health, how we can train the mind to become more flexible and adaptable, and what cutting-edge neuroscience is revealing about the transformation of consciousness through mindfulness and contemplative practice.

 

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The New York Academy of Sciences

 

This event is part of The Emerging Science of Consciousness Series, which brings together leading experts from various fields to discuss how the latest research is challenging our understanding of the very nature and function of consciousness in our daily lives.

 

http://www.nourfoundation.com/conscio...

[Spotless]

"Fascinating"

 

More and better proofs regarding benefits - but essentially unable to even open the door into an understanding of spirit, soul and no time / no space. A science still in diapers almost appearing to "know" something.

[C T]

Its an emerging science, one which is helping many who are just beginning to evolve and develop along this particular path of understanding - to say that it lacks a certain emphasis, or an absence of emphasis on spirit & the limits of being bound in space/time is quite irrelevant. Thats like saying one cannot learn to cook Italian in a French cookery class.

[Marblehead]

Thanks for the recap C T.

 

Saw a documentary on the tube a while back that included some info concerning this.

 

Yes, it is a new field of study. It may not even have its direction plotted well yet.

 

And I'm sure Spotless' concerns will be included later, possibly in a run-off field. But science has to deal with the physical and especially those areas that can be repeatedly tested under controlled conditions.

[C T]

Thanks for the recap C T.

 

Saw a documentary on the tube a while back that included some info concerning this.

 

Yes, it is a new field of study. It may not even have its direction plotted well yet.

 

And I'm sure Spotless' concerns will be included later, possibly in a run-off field. But science has to deal with the physical and especially those areas that can be repeatedly tested under controlled conditions.

It is fairly embryonic alright, but its reaching to a big audience, which is good to note. Looking at Nour Foundation's website, all their scheduled talks are sold out. It means people are becoming more aware of the need to understand the mind better.

[Jetsun]

They speak very clearly and eloquently about the subject, especially John Kabat Zin

 

The science will help bring such practises into the mainstream and who knows what will result out of that in the future. Twenty years ago doing Yoga was laughed at and considered weird but now it is mainstream, now meditation and mindfulness is becoming mainstream, who knows what will happen if people take this questioning of what they thought was their reality to its full conclusion, the whole ball could unravel.

[Creation]

Twenty years ago doing Yoga was laughed at and considered weird but now it is mainstream, now meditation and mindfulness is becoming mainstream, who knows what will happen if people take this questioning of what they thought was their reality to its full conclusion, the whole ball could unravel.

And now that yoga is mainstream it is mostly devoid of it's original transformative power, either because it is completely secularized or it gives an illusion of spirituality when there is none.

 

This could very very easily happen to mindfulness. For example, reducing it to a tool to make you more focused so you can be better at running the rat race, and cope with the stress of an incredibly unnatural existence instead of saying "no" to it.

Edited October 9, 2014 by Creation

[C T]

And now that yoga is mainstream it is mostly devoid of it's original transformative power, either because it is completely secularized or it gives an illusion of spirituality when there is none.

 

This could very very easily happen to mindfulness. For example, reducing it to a tool to make you more focused so you can be better at running the rat race, and cope with the stress of an incredibly unnatural existence instead of saying "no" to it.

Yes, that scenario is not that difficult to imagine. Good point!