High Life

23 Awareness is our ability to know and understand the world. Connection is the rapportwedevelop with others, especially harmonious or sympathetic relationships. Insight is one’s own narrative of “self,” which can be healthily cultivated. Finally, purpose is our endeavor in life which we strive to fulfil. “The four constituents have all been investigated neuroscientifically and the circuits that are important to each of these exhibits plasticity,” Davidson explains. “Therefore, we understand that they can be shaped through training and experience. We can all take responsibility for our own mind. Our brains are constantly being shapedwittinglyor unwittingly and we can actually shape our brains in ways that can support healthy habits of mind. When we transform our mind through meditation, we are changing our brain.” When Davidson was conducting his neuroscientific research, one of the long-termmeditationpractitioners he tested in the lab was highly respected Tibetan Buddhist meditation master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, who donated his time for investigation of his mind. The electrical signals of the brain were measured while he was engulfed in loving and compassionate meditation. “What we saw when we measured these brain electrical signals was a dramatic change in the brain. This change represents the expression of gamma-oscillations,” 世界著名武术大师李连杰谈禅修如何帮助他获得澄澈的内心以及更好地 管理其慈善事业 World-renowned martial artist Jet Li talks about howmeditation has helped him acquire clarity and insight into managing his philanthropical endeavors