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Tell me, what kind of services do we offer, and what kind of things do we sell?
Buddhist forums are only for pure interest in dharma and a place for sharing for Buddhists.
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:If there are any doubts, you can always ask here
As far as I know, no Buddhist centres asks for money (other than what is necessary/for dharma projects)Tell me if I am wrong.
For my dharma centre for example, all dharma books and dharma CDs are free for distribution. We do not need to donate anything at all and never ask anyone to donate - it is up to the person. Part of the reason is because my dharma teacher is still working - she actually donates quite a lot of her month salary to the upkeeping of the dharma centre.
BTW, I have never brought anyone from my forum to my dharma centre before, except Maggot. Do you all contact him?
[b]p.s My Buddhist forum is not affiliated with my dharma centre, I don't even think my dharma teacher visited my forum before[/b]
Its a clone forum....You dont need crictical thinking to arrive at that conclusion.Originally posted by maggot:That forum?
When I knew of who they are and what is their real intentions...I deleted all my posts in there and cease to post anything in there![]()
Let's not be hostile to each otherOriginally posted by maggot:That forum?
When I knew of who they are and what is their real intentions...I deleted all my posts in there and cease to post anything in there![]()
What you mean by clone forum?Originally posted by shade343:Its a clone forum....You dont need crictical thinking to arrive at that conclusion.
Originally posted by shade343:Its a clone forum....You dont need crictical thinking to arrive at that conclusion.
hahaha , new findingsOriginally posted by excused:I saw a documentary about a Ang Moh monk whose brain was scanned and i think it reveals his brain has produced new neurons... Probably an effect of accumulative meditation.
So my question is: does meditation really help to control one's inner state of mind?
Originally posted by excused:I definitely believe so. What are the type of meditation?
[b]I saw a documentary about a Ang Moh monk whose brain was scanned and i think it reveals his brain has produced new neurons... Probably an effect of accumulative meditation.
So my question is: does meditation really help to control one's inner state of mind?[/b]
From our Taiwanese forum moderator (who is also highly enlightenedOriginally posted by excused:I saw a documentary about a Ang Moh monk whose brain was scanned and i think it reveals his brain has produced new neurons... Probably an effect of accumulative meditation.
So my question is: does meditation really help to control one's inner state of mind?
I am not an An Hsiang Chan practitioner, as it is based on Taiwan. But generally, there are many other tests that are suggestive of the same thing.Originally posted by namelessness:I used to do brainwave research on An-Hsiang ChÂ’an practitioners for a period of time. Out of 7 subjects who are enlightened, I found out that their brainwaves are somewhat different from others. First of all, their main frequencies all appears at the lower Alpha or Delta range that indicates they are more relaxed. Secondly, bandwidth of the main frequency is much narrower that indicates more order and concentration. Thirdly, overall brainwave rhythm is more consistent that indicates higher mind stability. And finally, synchronization of both hemispheres is higher that indicates better coordination.
What surprised me is that one subject’s brainwave even showed the pattern of Schumann resonance(See figure below). He told me that he was in the state of deep An-Hsiang while measuring. I guess perhaps that is the state of mind what the the Chinese called “Men in one with the Heaven”.
The above research was incomplete because no comparison was made to others other than An-Hsiang Ch'an practitioners. ItÂ’s purely my personal interest and I was not trained in that area. It was only good enough for me to be deeply involved in the practice of An-Hsiang ChÂ’an. And the research was stopped because I knew that current scientific progress is not advanced enough to prove anything yet. We could only get a small glimpse of it.
Originally posted by An Eternal Now:
Here is what I found:
http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:zoyxKHzSNEMJ:www.skyhero.com/bininst.pdf+brainwave+of+meditation+alpha+stage&hl=en&client=firefox-a
The four major brain wave divisions:
[b]Beta: Beta is associated with normal, waking consciousness while our attention directed towards our external environment. They are also present during stress and anxiety. Beta waves oscillate between approximately 14 and 30 Hz (cycles per second).
Alpha: Alpha occur when we are relaxed and not thinking about anything in particular. Alpha waves are also associated with a calm and focused mental state. Alpha waves oscillate between 8and 14 Hz.
Theta: Theta is a state of deep relaxation and is often associated with bursts of creative insight; sleep learning and vivid mental imagery. It is also found in more advanced Meditators. Theta waves oscillate between 4 and 8 Hz.
Delta: Delta is the slowest of brainwave activity and is found during deep, dreamless sleep and sometimes in very experienced Meditators. They oscillate between .5 and 4 Hz.
NOTE: The brainwave states are an indication of the most dominant patterns during
any given mental activity. The brain is a dynamic, living organ. During these dominant
patterns, other frequencies still exist and there is no exact, single frequency that our
brain operates on.
Many more articles on Meditation and the Brain: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43006-2005Jan2.html & http://www.crystalinks.com/medbrain.html[/b]