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SUMMARY:Religion in Asia: Lab-Grown Bliss: The Prospects and Challenges of
  the Scientific Study of Asian Meditations
LOCATION:Elliott School of International Affairs\, 1957 E St NW\, Washingt
 on\, DC
DESCRIPTION:Accounts of meditative attainments such as states of jhāna (ab
 sorption)\, nirodha (cessation of consciousness)\, or luminous pure aware
 ness are familiar from countless stories in Buddhist scriptures. If you h
 ad asked scholars a few decades ago\, they would have suggested folklore 
 studies as the appropriate discipline. Today\, as accounts of meditation 
 practice have become widely known\, these states are studied in neuroscie
 ntists’ labs.\n\nJust over a year ago\, Professor Eyal Aviv helped to org
 anize a conference that brought together neuroscientists and Buddhist Stu
 dies scholars. Instead of the expe…\n\nhttps://askalice.club/events/845b9
 e37-d0d0-40c1-a124-2a0765a45880
URL:https://askalice.club/events/845b9e37-d0d0-40c1-a124-2a0765a45880
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