{"id":9876,"date":"2025-08-04T16:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/i-saw-the-fourth-brain-an-intuitive-record-of-meditation-and-brain-expansion\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T06:38:02","slug":"i-saw-the-fourth-brain-an-intuitive-record-of-meditation-and-brain-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/en\/i-saw-the-fourth-brain-an-intuitive-record-of-meditation-and-brain-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"I Saw the Fourth Brain \u2013 An Intuitive Record of Meditation and Brain Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Fourth-Brain-Meditation-and-Expansion.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Fourth-Brain-Meditation-and-Expansion.webp 800w, https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Fourth-Brain-Meditation-and-Expansion-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/The-Fourth-Brain-Meditation-and-Expansion-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;If your brain really grew, would you believe it?&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0 The Fourth Brain: I am currently evolving.<\/h2>\n\n<p>I feel my brain is growing.<br\/>One day, my thoughts changed, and<br\/>my perception of the world completely shifted.<br\/>At first, I thought it was just my imagination.<br\/>But as time passed, the feeling became clearer and clearer.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>So I pondered:<br\/>&#8216;Can the brain really grow?&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can the brain truly grow?<\/h3>\n\n<p>Surprisingly, science is already accumulating evidence for this.<br\/>There are quite a few studies showing that in people who consistently meditate,<br\/><strong>gray matter density increases, and areas like the prefrontal cortex and hippocampus develop.<\/strong><br\/>These changes have been repeatedly observed <br\/>in analyses of brain MRIs of experienced meditators.<\/p>\n\n<p>So what about me\u2026?<\/p>\n\n<p><br\/><br\/>\u25bc Can the brain grow through meditation? 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within me.<br\/>I call it the <strong>Fourth Brain<\/strong>, or the <strong>Brain of Awareness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Dividing it by brain regions:<\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brain of Survival Instinct (Reptilian Brain)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brain of Emotion (Mammalian Brain)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brain of Rational Judgment (Frontal Lobe)<br\/>And another flow that exists above it.<br\/>That is\u2026 the <strong>brain that recognizes me<\/strong>, the <strong>awareness that observes existence itself<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>Through meditation,<br\/>I feel that this flow of awareness is becoming stronger.<br\/>Deep tranquility, intuitive judgment, and even a change in my gaze.<br\/>I am currently, <strong>evolving the Fourth Brain<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/meditation-man-back-view.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/meditation-man-back-view.webp 800w, https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/meditation-man-back-view-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/meditation-man-back-view-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/meditation-man-back-view-768x768.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">To move towards a transcendent being&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">I am currently in the midst of evolution.<\/h3>\n\n<p>Perhaps to some, this might sound absurd.<br\/>But I can genuinely say:<\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Recently, my brain has noticeably grown.<br\/>My way of thinking, emotional processing, and breadth of perception\u2014<br\/>everything is clearly different from before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am currently <strong>in the midst of evolution.<\/strong><br\/>And that is <strong>clear evidence<\/strong> that the Fourth Brain has begun to breathe.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Closing thoughts<\/h3>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>This article is not a confirmed fact.<\/strong><br\/>However, it may offer insight to some,<br\/>and entertainment to others.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p><strong>I am satisfied with that.<\/strong><br\/>For the moment when it will someday be revealed as truth.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1714963467738367\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><!-- footer-emotion --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1714963467738367\" data-ad-slot=\"6532937536\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83e\udde0 The Fourth Brain: I am currently evolving. 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