By now, meditators have proven the power of the minds eye to harness the entire brain. In fact they are asked NOT to meditate when doing nurofeedabck treatments so the brain is free to respond.

In fact, people who are designing therapies for the brain continue to benchmark peak brain performance attributes with brains of experienced meditators.

So where is the acknowledgement in brain research that this is an established path to understanding how the brain works?
What other benchmark is out there of a peak brain besides a meditator? Before we lose the experience of lifetime meditators, lets welcome them into brain research and learn what we can from the effects of meditation on the brain.

For example, why not compare the results given in experiments above with subjects asked to focus on an image in their minds eye?

As for the connection between meditation and religion – you’ll find that most longtime meditators are some of the most independent minded people you will meet.