Center for Brain, Consciousness, and Cognition, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014 Jan;1307:1-8. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12316. Epub 2013 Dec 23.
This article explores transcendental experiences during meditation practice and the integration of transcendental experiences and the unfolding of higher states of consciousness with waking, dreaming, and sleeping. The subject/object relationship during transcendental experiences is characterized by the absence of time, space, and body sense--the framework that gives meaning to waking experiences. Physiologically, transcendental experiences during Transcendental Meditation practice are marked by slow inhalation, along with autonomic orientation at the onset of breath changes and heightened α1 (8-10 Hz) frontal coherence. The integration of transcendental experiences with waking, dreaming, and sleeping is also marked by distinct subjective and objective markers. This integrated state, called Cosmic Consciousness in the Vedic tradition, is subjectively marked by inner self-awareness coexisting with waking, sleeping, and dreaming. Physiologically, Cosmic Consciousness is marked by the coexistence of α1 electroencephalography (EEG) with delta EEG during deep sleep, and higher brain integration, greater emotional stability, and decreased anxiety during challenging tasks. Transcendental experiences may be the engine that fosters higher human development.
本文探讨了冥想练习中的超越体验，以及超越体验与清醒、做梦和睡眠中的更高意识状态的展开之间的整合。超越体验中的主客体关系的特点是没有时间、空间和身体感——这是赋予清醒体验意义的框架。在生理上，在冥想练习中的超越体验的特点是缓慢的吸气，以及在呼吸变化开始时自主定向和增强的α1（8-10 Hz）额部相干性。超越体验与清醒、做梦和睡眠的整合也有明显的主观和客观标志。这种整合状态，在吠陀传统中被称为宇宙意识，在主观上的特点是内在自我意识与清醒、睡眠和做梦共存。在生理上，宇宙意识的特点是在深度睡眠中同时存在α1 脑电图（EEG）和 delta EEG，以及更高的大脑整合、更大的情绪稳定性和在挑战性任务中减少焦虑。超越体验可能是促进人类更高发展的引擎。
