Thoughtseeds as Latent Causes: A Dual-Process Computational Phenomenology of Focused-Attention Meditation
July 16, 2026 Prakash Chandra Kavi, D. Friedman, Gustavo Patow
Meditative expertise involves sustained attention, rapid recovery from distraction, and coordinated dynamics of large-scale brain networks. We present a computational phenomenology of focused-attention meditation traversing four attractor states: breath focus, mind-wandering, meta-awareness, and redirect attention. Within a dual-process active inference formulation, the model implements a...