BBC New recently reported on a thrilling study preformed on Tibetan Buddhist monks, intended to analyze state of a monk's mind during the process of meditation. Research scientist and professor at New York University, Zoran Josipovic, has been undertaking this unique research project since 2008. It is Josipovic's hope that through understanding the state of the ancient Tibetan Buddhist monks' minds during the practice of meditation that he may one day find the key to understanding the true meaning of happiness. Josipovic hope that his research may ultimately go as far as discovering information on, and move science one step closer to solving, some of the world's most mysterious diseases.
Josipovic preforms his studies through the utilization of a five-tonne functional magnetic resonance imaging machine. BBC News explain that these advanced machines trace the blood flow. Thus far, research has shown that during meditation an individual enters into a state of "oneness" with the environment. During meditation one is able to change and optimise their brain in a way previous unknown to be possible.
During meditation the brain is able to divide and operate into two different networks. It is Josipovic's hope that through understanding each of these networks we may discover a way in which the brain can be taught to understand and comprehend information in an entirely different manner. The research being done of the minds of these Tibetan monks may not only lead to deeper and more profound understandings, but possibly a new way of thinking for future generations as a whole. This fascinating technology has the potential to change the human race in way never before imagined.
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