Frontiers of the Mind’s Potentials

Frontiers of the Mind’s Potentials Meditation research is entering its most daring phase yet. The first wave focused on the benefits of meditation. The second wave brought greater methodological rigor and began exploring the mechanisms
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The Next Wave of Meditation Research and Training

The Next Wave of Meditation Research and Training ( Left: Matthew Sacchet, PhD.) We believe that scientific research has only scratched the surface in exploring the potential of meditation. Most initial studies focused on using
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Mediumship: Research and Latest Discoveries

Exploring the Frontiers of Consciousness: Mediumship, Meditation & Citizen Science Using Muse EEG with Helané Wahbeh (above photo), Arnaud Delorme, and Chris Aimone Friday, May 2, 2025 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM (PDT) Register Now

Choosing Evolution

  Choosing Evolution Paul Levy is an author, creator, long-term meditator, and consultant.  About 40 years ago he underwent a dramatic spiritual crisis, during which he was taken to be mentally ill and hospitalized.  He

Emergence Phenomena: Defined and Discussed

Emergence Phenomena: Opening the Dialogue The experiences individuals have as a result of “spiritual emergence” are many and simple categories often miss the subtle differences that are important to acknowledge.  Especially if someone is a
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Signs of Progress in Meditation

Meditation: Signs of Progress The true signs of progress in meditation are the following: An increasing peacefulness during meditation. A conscious inner experience of calmness in meditation metamorphosing into increasing bliss. A deepening of one’s
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Spiritual Bypassing

  Spiritual Bypassing Defined The term, spiritual bypassing, was made popular in the 1980’s by the late John Welwood, PhD, a Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist who observed the phenomenon in his own spiritual community. Sometimes life
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Meditation Sickness & Spiritual Emergency

  Spiritual Emergency and Meditation Sickness The term, “Meditation Sickness”, was not just made up. It’s a translation from words in ancient Buddhist texts.  It refers to psychological and physical problems that may arise during
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Group Meditation Decreases US National Stress

A seventeen-year landmark study finds that group meditation decreases US national stress World Journal of Social Science published a study showing that group practice of the TM and TM-Sidhi techniques by ?1% of a population