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I committed to doing everything I could to put compassion on the scientific map.
Spatial working memory is impaired by stress.
Buddhist monks have known for centuries that meditation can change the mind. Now we are inspired by His Holiness to examine with our technology the precise brain changes that occur with practice ... The unique collaboration on meditation is just beginning.
In meditation you experience time slowing down because you can notice more things per discreet moment and you're more open ... The word 'meditation' in Sanskrit comes from the word 'familiarization' - as in familiarization with one's own mind.
There are certainly beliefs in traditional Buddhism that conflict with basic principles of scientific understanding, .. We can't make sense of those beliefs in any kind of scientific framework.
I wouldn't consider myself a Buddhist or a card-carrying zealot at all. My first commitment is as a scientist to uncover the truth about all this.
We need a different conception of happiness, more enduring and more genuine, not dependent on external circumstances.
The Dalai Lama challenged me - he said, 'Why can't you use technological tools to study kindness and compassion?
Meditation gives you the wherewithal to pause, observe how easily the mind can exaggerate the severity of a setback, and resist getting drawn into the abyss.
We can change the brain by changing the mind.
We have no idea how the subjective quality of consciousness emerges from the physical stuff of the brain.
Our brain is continuously being shaped - we can take more responsibility for our own brain by cultivating positive influences.
