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Practicing Meditation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) Age 

 

Phra Kyow Wang Marma 

Phrakhrubidhikha Tippanakorn Laolee 

Phrakhru  Dhammathornchaivichit 

Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya Chaingmai Campus 

 

Abstract 

This article is about teaching meditation in the Artificial Intelligence age.  Meditation 

has been regarded as a meaningful, sensible, successful option as well as a complementary 

treatment to tackle and lighten stress-related psychosomatic disorders. There are numerous 

scientific experiments, studies and results thereof which have uncovered the novel 

phenomenon that meditation can be utilized for defeating cardiovascular ailments, stress and 

psychological illness. Scientists and researchers have reliably shown that meditation practices 

can improve emotional stability. Our reach Indian ethos, the base of spirituality and meditation 

practices has helped mankind to transcendent at the highest level of consciousness.  

However, with the advent of science and technology and new generation examining 

life with a scientific outlook, a new drift and phenomenon throwing light on efforts and 

opportunities that can be explored by synergizing the two different fields of Meditation and 

Artificial Intelligence and future challenges that can be posed before by accessing the advent 

of science and technology. There are advantages as well as challenges also. After reaching the 

level of self-realization, a new horizon is created and that is “the world is one family” and 

one thrives for global peace and harmony.  

In addition, this paper examines the possibility of two paths viz. The traditional path 

of ethos, meditation, and second one designing and articulating the path of self-realization 

synergizing the phenomenon of Artificial Intelligence. There lie advantages as well as 

challenges ahead of the path towards reaching the milestone of global peace and harmony 

through the higher levels of consciousness.    This being a conceptual study & paper, there 

remains a future scope of having empirical research taking a base on the concept of synergizing 

the phenomenon of meditation and Artificial Intelligence.  

 

Keywords: Consciousness, Meditation, Spirituality, Artificial Intelligence 



 
 
 

 

 
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Introduction    

Artificial  intelligence  (AI)  is  viewed  as  the  "new  and  the  key-power"  of  the  

4th  industrial revolution, which  offers an  advanced level services to serve like anything  in 

mankind's  history because of its speed and scope (Velarde, 2019). AI is a growing science 

which has applications in numerous fields (Murali & Sivakumaran, 2018) and having a huge 

potential to explore the new horizons. 

To  be  exact, Artificial  Intelligence  (man-made  intelligence)  is  a part  of  software  

engineering dealing all about causing machines to act astutely. Artificial intelligence is at the 

present scenario is  the  latest  and  at  the  peak  level  invention  and  research  outcome  

of  the  human  mind  and personality.  An AI  framework is  a  computer program that  settles 

on choices  to accomplish an objective. When you take a look at what it does, it seems, by 

all accounts, to be savvy: it's really great  at  accomplishing  its  objective  with  swiftness  and  

preciseness.  The  expression  "artificial intelligence"  was  authored in  the late  1950s, however  

having machines  that  may believe  was presented during the 1940s, when two of the early 

designers  and articulators of computers, Mr. Alan Turing  and Mr. John  von Neumann, 

composed books  about how  the brain functions  and talked  about whether  computers  

could  emulate  it. The  technologists  are practically  and  pretty much excited and 

enthusiastic for the innovation in the fled of AI. The organizations are amped up for profiting,  

yet, we need  someone holding up the  most elevated values  of humanity  to  state, "This is 

a dream for where we might want to finish up" and that is the karmic viewpoint: what are our 

goals as we push ahead? (Omohundro & Mirghafori, 2018). 

In  1950, one  of  the  century's incredible  personalities,  Mr.  Alan  Turing, guessed  

that,  by any operationally  unequivocal  meaning  of  intelligence,  computers  could  be  

made  smart  and intelligent.  He even proposed a  definition, which  most researchers,  

scientists and  philosophers have acknowledged: the capacity to connect with a person 

without uncovering its way of life as a machine. Endeavors have been in progress as far back 

as to build a machine ready to pass through Turing's  test,  a  field  of  research  called  artificial  

intelligence  (computer  based  intelligence) (Scialabba, 2007). 

 

 

 

 



 
 
 

 

 
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Object     

The object of this  paper is  to throw light  on efforts  and opportunities  that can  

be explored  by synergizing the two different fields of Artificial Intelligence and Meditation and 

future challenges that can be posed before.     

 

Design/methodology/approach   

This is a cross-sectional study.  Methodology is  based on  descriptive arguments,  

analytical  logic developed  through  the  understandings  constructed  on  the  responses  

received  while  conducting interviews, various  research papers,  reports, books,  journals, 

media  coverage,  training modules, magazines etc. 

 

Literature review    

To  start  with,  it  shall be  necessary  to know  the  “Blue Brain”  as  explained  

by (Rathod  &  Shah, 2018). Human brain is the most valuable creation of the God. The main 

is intelligent because of the brain. “Blue Brain” is the name given to the world’s first ever 

virtual brain. That means a machine can function as human brain. Virtual Brain is an artificial 

brain, which does not actually the natural brain but, can act as the brain. It can think like a 

brain and can take required decisions depending upon the earlier occurrences, experience and 

responses as the natural brain can. It is possible by using a super computer having an 

enormous quantum of storage capacity, huge and swift processing power and an efficient 

interface between the human brain and this artificial one. Despite the fact that  this  interface,  

the  data  stored  in  the  natural  brain  can  be  transferred  /  uploaded  into  the computer, 

so, the brain  and the information,  knowledge, intelligence, learning  of anyone can  be kept 

and used for ever, even  after  the death of the person so, we will not loose  the knowledge, 

intelligence, personalities, feelings and  memories of that man  and the  same can be  used  

for the development and advancement of the human society. 

(Wilson,  2018)  narrates that  a  simulated  intelligence  machine  is  a  self-governing  

element  like people they will have their free capacities with respect to taking choices and 

activities. It will be a major danger to mankind in the event that we use them as war machine. 

It will be enormous open door  for  humankind  on  the  off  chance  that  we  use  them  for  

empathetic  service  to  mankind. Artificially intelligent frameworks with mind - computer 

interfaces are definitely improving for the individuals who are rationally handicap or deadened 

too. Extending, to this (Sadhguru, 2019) very aptly says that any intelligence is great and 



 
 
 

 

 
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without intelligence, there is no truth. Falsehoods have not generally happened  due  to  

duplicity.  Falsehoods have likewise happened as a  result  of obliviousness. Intelligence, 

intelligence and intelligence is the main answer for making the truth standard into the 

mainstream. Innovation is moving toward a path where artificially, a computer will most likely 

think a million times superior to human being, since thought is on a very basic level computing. 

Information is absorbed and afterward it turns out with something reasonable from that. As 

computers develop, a computer will most likely show better performance over a person / 

human being. This advancement isn't going to take an extremely prolonged stretch of time. It 

will occur in a brief span. At that point there will be no an incentive for human idea. Every 

one of the scholars will be free!.   

Going beyond the basics, it will be worthwhile to go through the vision of Dr. Amit 

Ray. He says the idea of Compassionate Artificial Intelligence (CAI) is comparatively new and 

clear. Dr. Amit Ray  is  the  pioneer  in  the  compassionate  artificial  intelligence  development.  

In  his  book compassionate Superintelligence AI 5.0, he characterized the terms and 

implications of empathetic artificial intelligence as pursues: "Compassionate Artificial 

Intelligence (CAI)” is the subject which manages human and machine co-advancing clever 

frameworks, that centers around counteracting and evacuating the  agony  and sufferings of 

mankind and living creatures, and serving the world with  affection,  care  and  happiness."   

It  incorporates  the  investigation  of  hypothesis,  strategies, structures and usage of smart 

calculations, equipment, programming, human-machine interfaces for better support of the 

humankind and the world. Compassionate artificial intelligence development profoundly  

centered  on  profound  service  to  the  mankind.  Compassion  is  a  type  of  emotional 

commitment that is  helpful to  the sufferer and the mankind. Compassion includes the sharing 

of sentiments of another as a method for going to a comprehension and thankfulness for how 

they feel. 

Thus, Compassion is the sentiments, internal encounters and related endeavors to 

expel the torment of others. Compassion is an inbuilt human instinct. It is the human potential 

to achieve the higher development  of  consciousness.  Compassion  includes  sentiments,  

feelings,  supposition  and comprehension. Compassion includes passionate commitment with 

some specialist. The specialist can be an individual, gathering, machine, nation and so on. It 

likewise includes understanding their reality. Artificial intelligence is refining innovation. 

 

 



 
 
 

 

 
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Artificial consciousness    

Consciousness is the connection between abstract internal discernment and target 

physical reality. Human  encounters,  sentiments,  feelings,  dreams,  and  dreams  are  a  

piece  of  Consciousness. Machine mindfulness is a piece of Artificial Awareness/ Consciousness 

(Ray, 2019).    

Meditation is a psychological exercise where one guides one’s brain to think deep 

down by closing one’s sense organs to outside incitements. It is a Vedic exercise which can 

be utilized as an amazing instrument to limit sense organs, control autonomic sensory system 

and furthermore to accomplish super awareness. Dhyana is the nonexclusive Sanskrit 

expression for meditation, which in the Yoga Sutras alludes to both the demonstration of 

internal thought in the broadest sense and all the more in fact  to  the  intermediate  state  

between  mere  attention  (dharana)  and  complete  ingestion  in  it (samadhi)  (Anand  &  

Das,  2016).  It is  a  key  practice  for  mental  hygiene  (Shanthini,  2018). Meditation includes 

concentrating on an item or a phenomenon, subject matter. It is accepted to give the capacity 

to intellectually manage attention and feeling. A few studies have found useful impacts of  

meditation.  Be  that  as  it  may,  not  many  logical  examinations  have  endeavored  to 

comprehend  the  mechanisms  and  system  causing  meditation.  Now,  mobile  Apps  have  

been developed which helps to manage the mood, feel of human being using the AI 

technology. Robotics and computerization, are the beginnings of such a push from the divine. 

By constraining individuals to  surrender  ordinary  tasks,  employments,  and  things  that  

should  effectively  be  possible  by machines, the higher power is pushing individuals up the 

developmental winding. Or on the other hand more inconspicuously, it is making the 

conditions where people will pick mental, emotional nd  spiritual  development  over  

everything  else.  They  will  do  that  when  their  survival  and occupation  is compromised.  

At  first,  they might  be  willfully  ignorant or  anticipate  that others should  keep on  

sponsoring them  and their  needs.  In  the end,  they'll understand  that  there's no alternative  

left  yet  to prepare  themselves with  abilities and  experience required  for subtler  and 

various types  of jobs.  Yet, there is  another type  of intelligence that  not many  individuals 

think about,  it's better  either artificial  intelligence or  the human  intelligence that  is obtained  

through learning,  training  and  experience.  This  is  the  intelligence  we  tap  into  through  

our capacity  of instinct inside us. The intensity of instinct turns out to be genuine and 

substantial when you practice Sahaja meditation. This  is on  the grounds  that we  open up  

another element  of mindfulness  and consciousness inside us once our inconspicuous vitality 



 
 
 

 

 
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system inside is initiated. All in all, what do individuals have that AI can't supplant? Natural 

Intelligence inside them. This is a subtler type of intelligence that lives in our unobtrusive 

vitality system. Today, on account of Sahaja meditation and comparable strategies, it's 

conceivable to take advantage of our natural intelligence. An edified mind is a positive 

wellspring of natural intelligence. We as a whole realize that people utilize under 4% of their 

brain power and intuitive intelligence. An enlightened brain is one that is in somebody who  

has  experienced  Self-Realization  or  activated  and  channelized  their  unpretentious  vitality 

system and approaches the Collective Unconscious. This causes our most profound internal 

being to approach  the  universal  intelligence  of  the  universe  (Ramani,  2017).  Meditation  

contributes  in increasing  emotional awareness  and  develop emotional  management  skills  

(Chu, 2010,  Lomas, Edginton, Cartwright & Ridge, 2013). (Singh, Mohan & Kumar, 2011) in their 

study on a group of 20 participants who were regular practitioners of “Sahaj Marg”, a type of 

meditation system for last one year and the results indicated that the practice of Sahaj Marg 

Raj Yoga meditation enhanced the physical  health, psychological  health  and  emotional  

intelligence of  the  participants.  (Shanthini, 2018) upon carrying out the study noticed that 

emotionally intelligent meditators are good at the task performance, complete their assigned 

tasks adequately, fulfill their responsibilities and perform tasks that are expected of them. 

 

What robots cannot do    

Here's the  uplifting news.  Robots will  begin  battling  as  they attempt  to supplant  

individuals in satisfying  anything  past  the  last  two  levels  in  Maslow's  pyramid.  Everything  

to  do  with  the requirements of  the higher  levels will  be finished by  people. What  are a  

few instances  of this? Robots can't  be  food /  sustenance testers  or smell.  They can't  be 

holistic  mentors that  require a comprehension of human sentiments  and feelings. They can't 

do  reputation, image  management. They can never deliver the imaginative and creative work 

of artists. They can't make individuals feel effective and satisfied. Furthermore, it's not simply 

these sorts of jobs. Each zone of work has the zenith or the most unpretentious type of 

expertise that lone human beings can give. Nuance and what bids to human faculties and 

feelings can never be computerized or supplanted. In any case, that is just intelligence and 

not consciousness. Our idea, our feeling, these have nothing to do with consciousness. Once 

everything is well, what are people expected to do? People should be happy, ecstatic and 

accomplish something that no mechanical thing can do. A robot can do everything that you 



 
 
 

 

 
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can do – with the exception of it can't think in light of the fact that there is no consciousness. 

Thus, at last, just meditators will be having a count of presence! (Sadhguru, 2019).    

In this  day and  age AI  is increasingly  required in  managing feelings  like outrage,  

restlessness, dissatisfaction, disappointment, astonishment, joy, and appreciation (Ray, 2019). 

 

Discussion    

In late decades, Meditation  has been regarded as a meaningful and  successful 

option as well  as complementary treatment to tackle  and lighten stress related 

psychosomatic disorders. There are numerous  scientific  experiments,  studies  and  results  

thereof  which  have  uncovered  the  novel phenomenon  that  meditation  can  be  utilized  

for  defeating  cardiovascular  ailments,  stress  and psychological illness. Scientists and 

researchers have reliably shown that meditation practices can improve emotional stability. 

Our reach Indian ethos, base of spirituality and meditation practices has helped mankind to 

transcendent at the highest level of consciousness.     

 

Analysis and Findings    

There are numerous characteristics which are inconceivable for the computer. A 

computer can't be infatuated. You  can  keep numerous  computers together  - they  won't 

become  falling on  love! A computer  can't  have  any  understanding  of  magnificence.  A  

computer  can't  know  any  joy.  A computer can't have any mindfulness. A computer is 

unequipped for inclination quiet. What's more, these  are  the  characteristics  which  

demonstrate  that  man  has  something  more  than  man-made reasoning.  Man-made 

reasoning  can  do  logical work,  numerical  work, figuring  -  extraordinary estimation and 

extremely snappy and all around effectively, in light of the fact that it is a machine. In any 

case, a machine can't know about what it is doing. A computer can't feel fatigue, a computer 

can't feel aimlessness, a computer can't encounter anguish. A computer can't begin a request 

about truth,  it can't repudiate  the world  and turn  into a  monk, it  can't go  to the  mountains 

or  to the cloisters. It can't consider anything past the mechanical - and all that is noteworthy 

is beyond the mechanical. 

However, AI and technology in large, offers advantages as well as creates challenges 

also. 

After  detailed  feedback,  responses  and  careful  analysis  and  interpretation  

thereof,  it  has  been analyzed that there  is a  tremendous scope for  the ‘‘Contemplative  



 
 
 

 

 
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sciences’’  which refers  to an interdisciplinary  approach  to  mind  that  aims  at  a  better  

understanding  of  alternative  states  of consciousness, like those obtained trough deep 

concentration and meditation, mindfulness and other ‘‘superior’’ or ‘‘spiritual’’ mental 

states. However, with the advent of science and technology and new generation examining 

life with a scientific outlook, a new drift and phenomenon throwing light on  efforts  and  

opportunities  that  can  be  explored  by  synergizing  the  two  different  fields  of Meditation 

and Artificial Intelligence and future challenges that can be posed before by accessing the  

advent  of  science and  technology.  There  are  advantages  as  well  as  challenges  also.  

After reaching  to  the  level  of  self  realization,  a  new  horizon  is  created  and  that  is  

“vasudhaiv kutumbakam” (means “the world is one family”) and one thrives for the global 

peace and harmony. This  paper examines  the possibility  of  two  paths  viz. traditional  path 

of  ethos, meditation  and second one designing and articulating the path of self realization 

synergizing the phenomenon of Artificial Intelligence. There lies advantages as well as 

challenges ahead the path towards reaching the milestone of global peace and harmony 

through the higher levels of consciousness. 

 

Practical implications    

This  paper can  provide  a  base to  academicians,  scholars in  the  field  of  Artificial  

Intelligence, Organisational Behaviour, Psychology, Spirituality etc. Compassionate 

Superintelligence will spare  mankind from atomic war, earth quake and different catastrophes.    

Meditation is additionally going to change itself, nearby the subtler economy made 

by robots and computerization  / automation.  The  5-minutes and  10-minutes  stress relief  

and  relaxation based meditations  will  be supplanted  by  those types  of  meditation  that 

are  more  profound and  have benefits at numerous  dimensions. From  a specialist's  stance, 

meditation  will turn  into a  lifetime journey  and interest  as  opposed  to a  momentary  

course for  a  tight  advantage  like  pressure  or tension. We will require something much 

more than the meditation that only makes us mindful. 

 

Originality/value   

In late decades, meditation has been viewed as a compelling option and reciprocal 

treatment to ease stress  related  psychosomatic  disorders.  Substantial  proof  and  evidences  

have  uncovered  that meditation can be utilized for checking cardiovascular sicknesses, stress 

and psychological illness. Researchers have reliably shown that long term meditation can 



 
 
 

 

 
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improve emotional intelligence and stability. In such a scenario, AI and meditation having 

achieved synergy can go a long way in  a minimal time for achieving the goal of serving the 

mankind at the apex level of consciousness so as to achieve the state of welfare state.   

 

Conclusion    

Humanity  is on  the  verge of  digital  slavery.   Presently  the  essential  necessity 

of  an  AI based framework is  that it should serve humankind as well as ought not to do any 

harm to the human freedom, society, condition and the mankind at large. Additionally, AI 

should act ethically, socially, responsibly  and  empathetically.  A  few  researchers  assert  

that  emotional  intelligence  insight represents 75 percent of a individual's prosperity and 

maybe that will be all the more valid for the accomplishment of future AI based CYBORGS 

and different frameworks. AI insight is the capacity of the machine to perceive human feelings 

and after that react suitably. The acknowledgment and comprehension of  human feelings  is 

essential  for AI frameworks  to carry on  in fitting  ways as indicated by the circumstance and 

easily incorporate with all the various parts of human life. The five  segments  of  AI  with  

emotional  intelligence  are  as  per  the  following;  profound  learning, mindfulness,  wellbeing  

and  morals,  external  awareness  and huge  information  accumulation and handling  

modules.  Emotions  are  fundamental  part  and  parcel  of  human  knowledge.  Without 

emotional intelligence, AI is fragmented. Creating mindfulness of the machine is the main test 

of genuine  AI based  frameworks. Presently  creating emotional  intelligence  is one  of the  

essential worry for AI research. (Ray, 2019). 

 

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