COSTA RICAN TIMES
I dislike the term ‘mystical experience.’ What happens in the brain during meditative states is neither mystical, nor an experience. It’s an event, a phenomenon that’s new each time.
The brain has the capacity of gathering, through passive observation, attention that is quicker than thought. Attention then acts on thought, without will, effort or concentration, quieting the mind. That’s all. This can happen with anyone, if you understand how to observe without interference and choice.
Effortlessly watching every mental and emotional reaction, without judging or controlling the sensations, memories and emotions that arise in the moment, is the only action that is needed. Attention gathers unseen, and acts, without the direction and effort of the self.
In terms of mental activity, there are two levels of reaction. There
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