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December 23, 2007
Neurophysiological Correlates of Om Meditation
NAVEEN K.VISWESWARAIAH
Swami Vivekananda Yoga University, Bangalore, India
drnaveenkv@yahoo.com
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Abstract
Meditation is a state of consciousness featured by deep relaxation and internalized attention. Traditionally, there are three different phases in meditation i.e., focusing (dharana), effortless mindfulness (dhyana) and a state of transcendence (samadhi). In this presentation the studies on meditation on a syllable OM will be detailed. OM meditation showed differential activity in the different subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system, some characteristics of activation and others of reduced arousals. Based on these results meditation on OM can be termed as a state of ‘alertful rest’. The phases of OM meditation and their neurophysiological correlates will be discussed.
