Transcendental meditation and energy balance

[petrushka.googol]

What exactly is trance? And why does it appeal to some (or the esoteric few)?

 

Is it the complete stabilization of emotional response, neither diffident nor bold, neither hot nor cold,

neither perceptive nor ignorant?

 

How is this state of "bliss" defined in terms of hormones and neurotransmitters? eg) when we are angry or agitated then this balance is disturbed which retroactively disturbs the balance even further. Similarly excessive shyness and aloofness are not sociable traits. In both these cases the energy balance is disturbed and there are kinetic vectors that drive an individual to anti-social behavior.

 

Is there some nascent harmony latent in each individual and how can we invoke science to help us tap that?

 

Please advise.

[`hýsøŕ]

I've never experienced myself but i assume it's one of these placebo like things, where people think something weird and wonderful happens if they sit in a certain position, with their fingers making like a circle shape, and try to meditate. tbh it's probably just them relaxing and feeling peaceful, therefore getting this idea that something spiritual is going on. but for all i know they could be in some other state of mind i've yet to comprehend. i don't feel any need to comprehend it if it exists anyway.

[Mordred]

transcendental meditation is best described as a relaxation technique, forget all the hocus pocus. An analogy when it comes to focus, think of a needle, Is it easier to hear a pin drop onto the floor in a silent room, or is it easier to hear it in a noisy room? Now apply that to thought, if your mind is fluttering from thought to thought how can you focus on a particular subject? In the case of relaxation, you want to clear your mind of as many thoughts as you can then focus on the feeling of relaxation.

 

there is a variety of techniques, they essentially involve relaxed breathing techniques, tensing a body muscle for 5 to 10 seconds then release, then focus on the feeling of relaxation, for the visual aids one of the common one is to visualize a scene you find soothing, or concentrate on the light flashes when your eyes are closed then concentrate on the dark areas between them.

 

Properly done, meditation can greatly reduce stress levels, this has the added benefit of better health.

 

However there is some unusual feelings that can be associated with a meditative state, this is more or less the mind playing tricks on you lol. More advanced levels you can ignore all physical stimuli, and this feeling gives you a disconnected feeling. This is essentially your trance like state, its not that you don't notice the environment, your simply ignoring it as your focus is on the meditative trance.

 

However I can safely tel you there is tons of hocus pocus pop culture misleads on its possibilities such as floating, astral projection etc.

 

though you can really slow down your heart rate lol, I've managed to reach 10 beats per minute when I used to practice it. (had a bad anger problem in my youth) this helped me learn to calm myself and relax.

[petrushka.googol]

though you can really slow down your heart rate lol, I've managed to reach 10 beats per minute when I used to practice it. (had a bad anger problem in my youth) this helped me learn to calm myself and relax.

 

This appears to reflect good control over the sympathetic nervous system. Bio-feedback is a counter to anxiety and can be used to produce the effects that you have described. viz heart rate 10 p/m. Anger is a reflection of imbalance in the nervous system and the associated symptoms are increase in heart rate, respiratory rate etc.It is an acquired trait handed down by evolution and the only difference is that nowadays the triggers are different. It is very unlikely that we would get hysterical by seeing a velociraptor in Jurassic Park, although our ancestors viewed that quite differently...