Scientists, with the help of Buddhist monks are unlocking mysteries of the brain. An interesting reports about brain plasticity and the effect of meditation on brain and emotions. Apr 8, 2008. Original video from : video.google.com
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@spectralmusic The analogy is false. Hardware and software, as it’s called, aren’t independent. Software NEEDS hardware the same way the “mind” needs a brain.
How does this work relate to Pinker’s, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature? The brain is plastic, but NOT infinitely so. Example: learning cannot happen without innate mechanisms; flexible enough for the myriad modes of human learning, but not so flexible that the same evidence, would lead everyone to different conclusions.
Limitations are as important as possibility, lest we think we can be endlessly engineered at to our liking – such programs have not ended well in the past.
How does this work relate to Pinker’s, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature? The brain is plastic, but NOT infinitely so. Example: learning cannot happen without innate mechanisms; flexible enough for the myriad modes of human learning, but not so flexible that the same evidence, would lead everyone to different conclusions.
Limitations are as important as possibility, lest we think we can be endlessly engineered at to our liking – such programs have not ended well in the past.
How this work relates to Steven Pinker’s, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature? The brain is plastic, but NOT infinitely. Example: learning cannot happen without innate mechanisms; flexible enough account for the myriad modes of human learning, but not so flexible that the same evidence, would lead everyone to different conclusions.
Limitations are as important lest we think humans can be endlessly re-engineered at to our liking – such programs have not ended well in the past.
The advanced Buddhist study compiled in the Buddhist “Abidhamma” accounts for some 121 distinct types of consciousnesses related to the 6 sense bases of the human mind.
@Xsublime28xX a simple, vague term for one way to visualize the mind is to understand the concept of emergence. a result that seems irreducible to it’s individual parts. neurons themselves don’t think, but billions of them talking to each other do. just as pixels on a page aren’t pictures themselves (well, they are if you start taking a microscope to them)…then you can start to understand the almost infinite scales in either direction.
@Isamright33
by you saying ‘there is no physical or philosophical explanation, there is no biological basis’ is itself claiming to know what the mind consists of…a contradiction to your conclusion of ‘no one knows what mind is’
it perplexes everyone, not just atheists. at least atheists, in the strictest sense of the term (don’t believe in literal god), in this case, are Buddhists..and they’re helping the understanding. you’re trying to cancel it.
@LetzBeaFranque well, i guess in a passive sense, you could say that at least you never really see buddhists causing as much problems as the other major religions…maybe because they’re not focused on this god concept quite as much. they’re interested in opening the mind, instead of closing it. of course i’m sure there’s some crazy buddhist monks about and in general perhaps unnecessary beliefs…but relatively speaking..yes.
“no one knows what mind is” Well you’re assuming that there is a mind in the first place. By mind, I think you mean something which is separate to some degree from the physical brain. It could be the case that there is no consciousness that emanates from the brain. Oh and btw, the idea of mind/consciousness has perplexed everyone including theists.
no one knows what mind is. There is no physical or philosophical explanaition for it and it perplexes atheists because there is no biological basis for it.
A good start would be to be mindful in everyday experience- be aware of what you’re giving your attention to. If you don’t like what you’re experiencing, focus on your breathing, acknowledge the negativity and let the negative emotion pass through you. It doesn’t require one to sit in a temple for hours on end…
how many years has it taken these monks, who dedicate there lives to this practice, to achieve what they have? when only a handful of people in the world have accomplished what these monks have, i think its safe to say that the problem isnt necessarily laziness.
@spectralmusic The analogy is false. Hardware and software, as it’s called, aren’t independent. Software NEEDS hardware the same way the “mind” needs a brain.
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How does this work relate to Pinker’s, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature? The brain is plastic, but NOT infinitely so. Example: learning cannot happen without innate mechanisms; flexible enough for the myriad modes of human learning, but not so flexible that the same evidence, would lead everyone to different conclusions.
Limitations are as important as possibility, lest we think we can be endlessly engineered at to our liking – such programs have not ended well in the past.
How does this work relate to Pinker’s, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature? The brain is plastic, but NOT infinitely so. Example: learning cannot happen without innate mechanisms; flexible enough for the myriad modes of human learning, but not so flexible that the same evidence, would lead everyone to different conclusions.
Limitations are as important as possibility, lest we think we can be endlessly engineered at to our liking – such programs have not ended well in the past.
How this work relates to Steven Pinker’s, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature? The brain is plastic, but NOT infinitely. Example: learning cannot happen without innate mechanisms; flexible enough account for the myriad modes of human learning, but not so flexible that the same evidence, would lead everyone to different conclusions.
Limitations are as important lest we think humans can be endlessly re-engineered at to our liking – such programs have not ended well in the past.
The advanced Buddhist study compiled in the Buddhist “Abidhamma” accounts for some 121 distinct types of consciousnesses related to the 6 sense bases of the human mind.
@alexmaxjohn I know, hence the question “?” mark. (I was questioning the analogy presented in the video).
@spectralmusic very bad comparison… my friend.
@Xsublime28xX a simple, vague term for one way to visualize the mind is to understand the concept of emergence. a result that seems irreducible to it’s individual parts. neurons themselves don’t think, but billions of them talking to each other do. just as pixels on a page aren’t pictures themselves (well, they are if you start taking a microscope to them)…then you can start to understand the almost infinite scales in either direction.
@Isamright33
by you saying ‘there is no physical or philosophical explanation, there is no biological basis’ is itself claiming to know what the mind consists of…a contradiction to your conclusion of ‘no one knows what mind is’
it perplexes everyone, not just atheists. at least atheists, in the strictest sense of the term (don’t believe in literal god), in this case, are Buddhists..and they’re helping the understanding. you’re trying to cancel it.
@LetzBeaFranque well, i guess in a passive sense, you could say that at least you never really see buddhists causing as much problems as the other major religions…maybe because they’re not focused on this god concept quite as much. they’re interested in opening the mind, instead of closing it. of course i’m sure there’s some crazy buddhist monks about and in general perhaps unnecessary beliefs…but relatively speaking..yes.
she is intellectually funny.”The monks have 10,000 hrs of meditations under their Robes”lol
what do you mean no one knows what the mine is ? it is our agreeed upon point of origin, we call this mind. may you come to order.
This is very interesting. Do the monks perform acts of compassion as well as think ,meditate, about it? That’s where the rubber meets the road
“no one knows what mind is” Well you’re assuming that there is a mind in the first place. By mind, I think you mean something which is separate to some degree from the physical brain. It could be the case that there is no consciousness that emanates from the brain. Oh and btw, the idea of mind/consciousness has perplexed everyone including theists.
no one knows what mind is. There is no physical or philosophical explanaition for it and it perplexes atheists because there is no biological basis for it.
Believe it or not, the Dali Lama claims his “third eye” was physically opened by a drill through his forehead. I read it in his autobiography!
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A good start would be to be mindful in everyday experience- be aware of what you’re giving your attention to. If you don’t like what you’re experiencing, focus on your breathing, acknowledge the negativity and let the negative emotion pass through you. It doesn’t require one to sit in a temple for hours on end…
what an uncalled for disparaging comment.
how many years has it taken these monks, who dedicate there lives to this practice, to achieve what they have? when only a handful of people in the world have accomplished what these monks have, i think its safe to say that the problem isnt necessarily laziness.
whey they develop a pill for laziness
but when are they going to have technology that can aid those of us that lack the discipline to meditate for 10,000 hours