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Matthieu Ricard, a 66-year old Tibetan monk and geneticist, produces brain
gamma waves—linked to consciousness, attention, learning and memory—never
before reported in neuroscience, leading researchers to conclude that Ricard
is the world’s happiest man. The secret to his success in achieving bliss?
Meditation, he claims.
"Meditating is like lifting weights or exercising for the mind", Ricard told
the Daily News. "Anyone can be happy by simply training their brain", he
says.
To quantify just how happy Ricard is, neuroscientists at the University of
Wisconsin attached 256 sensors to the monk’s skull. When he meditated on
compassion, the researchers were shocked to see that Ricard’s brian
produces a level of gamma waves off the charts. He also demonstrated
excessive activity in his brain’s left prefrontal cortex compared to its
right counterpart, meaning he has an abnormally large capacity for happiness
and a reduced propensity towards negativity, the researchers say.
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http://www.themindunleashed.org/2013/08/a-buddhist-monk-shows-u
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