[CharlieOK1]

enlightening breaking news...

[tiredoflaundry]

You didn't meditate before posting this in breaking news!

[kentj]

I like to meditate my brain with a couple single malts - or is that medicate oh I am sure it works the same way.

[RichInOC]

How do you give brain?

[rattrap]

hmmm looks like someone forgot to meditate before writing that headline.

[Cicero]

The article doesn't really define what it means by meditating. Buddhist exercises? Christian meditation? They are entirely different. It would seem as if they should have described the meditative exercises.

Do you do a Christian meditation on the Passion, or do you imagine one hand clapping?

[tbird5]

Hummmmmmmmmmmmmm.........

[Savage Beast]

My wife has been meditating daily for many years. I haven't. Her brain works better than mine does.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

So scientists have found a religion they are willing to endorse? Interesting.

[TRY ONE]

Where is the Einstein 'Brain' Cereal pic?

[bnelson44]

Meditation helps you live longer too. Monks are some of the longest living human beings.

[irons_player]

Explain this

[S0122017]

Small mistake:

Not from www.nature.com/news but from www.newscientist.com
Both are daily newsservices concerning science and research.

[manwiththehands]

Reminds me of that Cheech and Chong routine:
"Say 'ohhhmmmm'"
"Ohhhmmmm"
"Ohhhmmmmmm ..."
"Oohhhhshhhi..."

[Revolting cat!]

There is an interesting book out there:

"The Monk and the Philosopher is a collection of father-son dialogues between Jean-François Revel, a French philosopher and journalist famous for his leadership in protests of both Christianity and Communism, and Matthieu Ricard, his son, who gave up a promising career as a scientist to become a Buddhist monk in the Himalayas."

Its strength is that the elder Revel, is a Western sceptic. That is also its weakness, as he identifies himself an atheist. (Reading it one wishes for a dialogue between religious thinkers from these two traditions.) But they are both highly educated and articulate Western men with many great insights. For example, the monk, does claim that with (years of) practice one can empty the mind of thought. Check it out.

[Chode]

Om Mani Padmi Hum...

[Recovering Hermit]

...and some claim they need less sleep as a result.

Who the hell wants that?

[TomServo]

And additional meditation may help ensure that you use the original title instead of the grammatically incorrect one you made up.

[Sunsong]

Meditation is wonderful. There are many ways to do it. Becoming still is one way. My mom describes prayer as asking and meditation as listening for the answer.

I'm sure it's true that people who meditate are doing their brains a favor. It takes practice and concentration and ability - and without question it reduces stress.

[Xenalyte]

I've never been able to meditate. Too hyper. Can't even begin to clear my mind.