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I wonder to what extent the results of such experiments would be due to the power of suggestion.

• hosh 13y ago
  Suggestion work precisely because people parse the suggestion into these body sensations.
• orasis 13y ago
  From my substantial subjective experience with Vipassana meditation I have found the correlations very strong. When doing Vipassana, especially the form called "Mahasi Noting", attention will "randomly" move around during the session. At various points you might have spontaneous thoughts of fear or disgust. Without any scripting it will be apparent that the body energy changed which caused the emotions associated with those body areas to arise. It's really really weird to be blissed out one second and experiencing existential fear the next, but that's what happens.
  • hosh 13y ago
    And sometimes the bliss and fear happens at the same time.