Deja Vu

Joshua_Phillips

I've been getting Deja Vu more and more frequently as a I get older and I feel as though something is going to happen, whether it be good or bad, I still can't decide, sometimes when I experience it, I get excited, and other times, I don't feel as good about it. Other than that, I'm still trying to determine what Deja Vu really is. Can anyone help me getting a better view on this?

Jeffrey

This should be in general banter

Joshua_Phillips

Oh, well thank you, I'm new to this and I appreciate your help.

zidangus

Hi @Joshu_Phillips if you want a thread moved to General Banter, I think the best way to do it is to PM a mod.

Anyway regarding your question, I also get deja vu, I think most people do, and there are many reasons why this might happen (read the wiki article for an overview)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Déjà_vu

I myself think our current theories do not fully explain or even get near to explaining this phenomenon and maybe a full explanation will never be achieved.

I also came across this website if your interested which talks about meditation and deja vu (though note its from a site promoting 'spiritual technology', whatever that is)

http://www.shaktitechnology.com/dejavu.htm

Joshua_Phillips

Yeah...I think one of the mods misunderstood that I didn't mean to post multiple threads, I didn't know if there was a way to close your own thread, and so I posted in this forum, where Jeffery was so kind to help. Then I posted again to try and correct myself, but at your other response, thank you very much, and I appreciate your help as well.

zidangus

No problem @Joshua_Phillips
Actually I was reading the second link I gave you and the author states that one function of the amygdala is to participate in, the maintenance of the sense of self, and this function is repeated 40 times per second. Each instance of the self is able to manifest a new emotional response, but only if circumstances have changed.

Just wondering if that is true, anybody know if that is actually a true fact ?

Joshua_Phillips

@zidangus Well, to ask if that is true is like asking if you and I share the same color of blue, even if we both said yes, that wouldn't mean another would see it as purple, if you find it true, then accept it as true, I think this follows the teaching to be in the moment, but I find whenever I notice I'm experiencing Deja Vu, I try to hold the memory of it in my mind until I can meditate on it, so far, no success, but I think the moment will come when it's ready.

Dakini

Actually I was reading the second link I gave you and the author states that one function of the amygdala is to participate in, the maintenance of the sense of self, and this function is repeated 40 times per second.

Wow, this is really interesting from a Buddhist standpoint. Does meditation and other techniques aimed at developing a view of "no-self" affect the amygdala? That would be an interesting piece of research.

zidangus

Thats kind of what I was thinkning @Dakini, from what I have just read about the amygdala its functions have to do with

* Arousal
* Autonomic Responses Associated with Fear
* Emotional Responses
* Hormonal Secretions
* Memory

So maybe certain types of Buddhist meditation which concentrate on how we view 'self' and how we react to emotions and thoughts, can have an affect on this part of the brain,