woogyboogy
Rising Star
Visualisation is a common part of practice in most of the old spiritual teachings, and has been widely accepted in the scientific community to achieve certain states, ie relaxation.
How ever I have been wondering for quite some time, what is visualisation actually?
Anyone know of some take on a scientific explanation on how it works, and what its limits are(according to science, where the limits probably are differently outlined then in spiritual practise)
And if you have experience practicing, what do you think are its limits?
Also Ive been wondering on the difference in buddhist teaching between the vipassana practice, where one under no circumstances should visualise anything, because the goal is to purify sensation, on the other hand there is metta practice, where one is visualising the well being of humans, therefor trying to force ones will upon reality. Any one versed in buddhist philosophy can shed light on how the two go together?
And do any of you bellieve in and practise regular visualisation? If so, what have been the outcomes, and what is in your opinion most likely the mechanism behind its work?
How ever I have been wondering for quite some time, what is visualisation actually?
Anyone know of some take on a scientific explanation on how it works, and what its limits are(according to science, where the limits probably are differently outlined then in spiritual practise)
And if you have experience practicing, what do you think are its limits?
Also Ive been wondering on the difference in buddhist teaching between the vipassana practice, where one under no circumstances should visualise anything, because the goal is to purify sensation, on the other hand there is metta practice, where one is visualising the well being of humans, therefor trying to force ones will upon reality. Any one versed in buddhist philosophy can shed light on how the two go together?
And do any of you bellieve in and practise regular visualisation? If so, what have been the outcomes, and what is in your opinion most likely the mechanism behind its work?