The role of the object for the concentration is, apparently, is to enable intuitive, neegotsentricheskomu type of thinking (which correlate with the activity of the right hemisphere neokorteksta) occupy a dominant place in the mind - a place that usually takes an analytical egocentric way of thinking (correlating with the activity of the left hemisphere). The object provides for the concentration, obviously, the possibility of such a shift by the monopolization of the neural activity of the left hemisphere, which allows the right hemisphere to become dominant. Object for concentration can monopolize the activity of the left hemisphere, involving him in any monotonous activities (eg focus on the mantra, breathing, or at certain positions). In addition, the object of concentration can lead to a state of congestion and the frustration of the left hemisphere. This occurs when the meditator contemplates outwardly paradoxical problem (as in Zen), or when it is busy intensive physical activity, as it is practiced Sufis ("dancing dervishes"), the followers of Tantrism, or perhaps American enthusiasts jogging.
When an object for concentration is used effectively, the nature of information processing by the brain changes. "When the rational (analytical) mind becomes quiet, intuitive way leads to the exclusive knowledge." This knowledge is the goal of all meditative techniques practiced by their adherents.
This state of "exceptional knowledge" referred to in different ways. In the East it is called "nirvana" or "satori". In loosely translated these words sound like "enlightenment." You can translate it as "true consciousness" or "awareness of Being." In the past, the few people in the West who were familiar with this condition, called him a "superconscious", or "cosmic consciousness".
More and more recent research efforts include the study of neurophysiology in a state of super-consciousness. While the results of the neurophysiological studies are not completely defined. These earlier works testifies in favor of the idea that in a state of super-consciousness on the EEG frequency of waves decreases with a simultaneous increase in amplitude. Recent neyrofiziolo-logical studies suggest meditation process, as already mentioned, the transition to the dominant role of meditation in the left cerebral hemisphere to the right. In the final analysis, we may find that this condition is the result of lowering the activity of the cortex in the dominant right hemisphere.
It is important to emphasize that meditation and the attainment of a state of super-consciousness are not always the same!
The patient must understand that meditation is a process or set of techniques that are used by meditating to achieve the desired goal - the state of super-consciousness.
