The Buddha and the computer: Meditation in an age of information

Information overload is one of the factors behind current alarming statistics on stress. Meditation helps the body-mind resist the deleterious effects of the information onslaught. Though meditation is well known as a relaxation technique, its noetic value is often overlooked. Its benefits extend we...

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Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: Novak, Philip (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1986]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Information Overload
B Pattern Recognition
B Deleterious Effect
B Alarming Statistic
B Relaxation Technique
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:Information overload is one of the factors behind current alarming statistics on stress. Meditation helps the body-mind resist the deleterious effects of the information onslaught. Though meditation is well known as a relaxation technique, its noetic value is often overlooked. Its benefits extend well beyond superficial soothing: it trains attention; it increases pattern recognition; and it reconnects us to the whole of our intelligence, enhancing coordination between its complementary poles. Meditation is a potent high-touch resource in a high-tech world.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF01534014