Eirik Jensen
Instructor in Acem Meditation and has practiced it for 50 years. He is a Supreme Court barrister (ret.) and an expert on tax law.
Mind wandering has been calculated to occupy the mind almost half of our waking time. Why does the human mind work this way? What is the point of all our seemingly pointless mental detours? Recent findings in neuroscience point to some surprising and intriguing answers.
Many schools of meditation portray mind wandering as an enemy, a wild animal that needs to be tamed. In nondirective meditation, however, the wandering mind is part of the practice. This type of meditation increases the activity of the parts of the brain that become more active when we rest—the default mode network. This network was discovered at the turn of the millennium, and its secrets are still being revealed today. So – is this a good thing? Or is it best to resist and combat “the monkey mind”? What does the science suggest?
The Power of the Wandering Mind not only presents an accessible summary of what science and philosophy know about nondirective meditation and mind wandering, but also uses these results as a basis for reflection on the nature of the meditative endeavor.
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