It seems like we are still quite far from a unifying model for the effects of meditation, or even separate models for different types of meditation. However, I’d venture to guess that looking at the neurological basis for “letting go”, as you briefly discussed, would be a step in that direction. Then again, I am only going off of my limited knowledge on the topic. I am definitely interested to see what direction meditation research goes in. It could be decades before any meaningful discoveries are made.
Thank you for sharing some of your own personal experience. I always think conversations around meditation are sometimes difficult, and prone to serious bias, simply due to the private nature of the activity, although individual accounts seem to often match up in practice. It’s still nice to hear someone else’s perspective.
It seems like we are still quite far from a unifying model for the effects of meditation, or even separate models for different types of meditation. However, I’d venture to guess that looking at the neurological basis for “letting go”, as you briefly discussed, would be a step in that direction. Then again, I am only going off of my limited knowledge on the topic. I am definitely interested to see what direction meditation research goes in. It could be decades before any meaningful discoveries are made.
Thank you for sharing some of your own personal experience. I always think conversations around meditation are sometimes difficult, and prone to serious bias, simply due to the private nature of the activity, although individual accounts seem to often match up in practice. It’s still nice to hear someone else’s perspective.