The Dream of God: How Do Religions See Lucid Dreaming?
Lucid dreaming (LD) only began to be scientifically studied in the last century, but various religions have highlighted the importance of LD in their doctrines for a much longer period.
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Spirituality
A collection of 221 articles
Court Rules NSA’s Bulk Phone Data Collection Was Illegal
A National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance program has been ruled unlawful, seven years after it was exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
Dynamics of the Sphere Model of Consciousness: Silence, space, and self
The Sphere Model of Consciousness (SMC) delineates a sphere-shaped matrix that aims to describe the phenomenology of experience using geometric coordinates.
Immersion, Absorption, and Spiritual Experience: Some Preliminary Findings
Many traditions have utilized silent environments to induce altered states of consciousness and spiritual experiences.
Understanding the nature of oneness experience in meditators using collective intelligence methods
Research on meditation and mindfulness practice has flourished in recent years.
Book review: Stress Less, Accomplish More: Meditation for Extraordinary Performance
While browsing through the Internet, the authors tried to find a brief meditation technique to practice during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nondual Awareness and Minimal Phenomenal Experience
Numerous authors have marshaled evidence for a consciousness devoid of content, during which perspectival structure itself is nearly or entirely dissolved (e.g., Baars, 2013;Forman, 1998;Josipovic, 2019;Metzinger, 2018;Millière, 2018;Miskovic, 2019;Windt, 2014). Such states offer a singular opportunity for isolating the most minimal structure
Molecules of Silence. Effects of meditation on gene expression and epigenetics
Many studies have consistently demonstrated an epigenetic link between environmental stimuli and physiological as well as cognitive responses.
The hitchhiker’s guide to neurophenomenology – The case of studying self boundaries with meditators
This paper is a practical guide to neurophenomenology.
Neuroscience Reveals How You Can Help Make Your Brain Decades Younger
Multiple studies have shown that meditation literally alters the structure of various parts of the brain.
Naturally High: How Mindfulness Can Help with Isolation
Buddhist monks have been doing it for over 2000 years.However, only recently have its benefits on mental health been proven scientifically.
Silence in Shamatha, Transcendental, and Stillness Meditation: An Evidence Synthesis Based on Expert Texts
Shamatha, Transcendental, and Stillness Meditation are said to aim for “contentless” experiences, where mental content such as thoughts, perceptions, and mental images is absent.
Three Buddhist Monks Use Their Minds To Change The Structure of Bottled Water
Three Buddhist monks focused their intention on commercially bottled water with the goal of improving the growth of seeds.Results showed that they were able to have a significant impact.
Magic: Thoughts From Plato & Manly P. Hall To Modern Day Scientists – Is “Magic” Real?
The Concept of 'magic' has been written about and explored for thousands of years.
JP Sears Profile: Living in the Ultra Spiritual
JP Sears is an internet comedian that rose to worldwide recognition through his humorous videos satirizing spiritual types and the trendiness of spirituality.
