Awesome Holistic Presence! A Novel Meditative Synchrony
Journal of Applied Consciousness Studies 2024 DOI: 10.4103/jacs.jacs_145_23 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key points | Argues that feeling safe, calm, and present is the default, effortless state of conscious existential being, but that most people remain preoccupied and restless and so pursue spiritual or meditative pathways without understanding how they work or what their essential being is. Contends that the state of effortless oneness, nonduality, and natural bliss described in spiritual texts is not something most people know from experience. |
Abstract
Feeling safe, awesome, calm, and present is our default, natural, and effortless state of conscious existential being. But, unfortunately, most of us do not know what it is like to be in that awesome state of awareness. It is because we mostly feel unsafe, uninspired, restless, and preoccupied with a wandering mind and restless eyes. So, we follow some spiritual or meditative pathway. But we do not really understand how that works. We do not know what our essential being is. Naturally, we are not peaceful and happy most of the time. We read about a unique peaceful state of effortless oneness, nonduality, and natural bliss. But we do not know what it feels like.
Citations in the library
Cites 3
- Yoga Therapy and Polyvagal Theory: The Convergence of Traditional Wisdom and Contemporary Neuroscience for Self-Regulation and Resilience Frontiers in Human Neuroscience February 27, 2018
- The neural correlates of the awe experience: Reduced default mode network activity during feelings of awe Human Brain Mapping May 7, 2019
- The Electroencephalographic Brainwave Spectrum, Mindful Meditation, and Awareness: Hypothesis. International Journal of Yoga 2023