Zhu Qingshi Discusses the Benefits of Meditative Concentration (Samādhi)

Once a person enters meditative concentration (samādhi), the brain is in a highly ordered state, similar to what we call a superconductor. As everyone knows, copper wire conductors have electrical resistance, because the atoms and molecules inside are constantly vibrating; this vibration increases the resistance to the current, i.e., electrical resistance. Once you cool the conductor, a sudden change occurs—the resistance disappears entirely all at once, and at that point the current becomes extremely powerful and the energy field extremely strong. The meditative concentration of Buddhism works the same way: it teaches people how to quiet down, and after becoming quiet, to enter concentration with not a single distracting thought or bit of noise. At that moment, your wisdom is at its highest.

Buddhism's method is not unknown to science; science is in fact constantly repeating this method, but it has never been systematized—there is no systematic method for enhancing human wisdom, only repeated practice and hands-on experience to gradually improve one's wisdom; there is no such systematic method of meditative concentration. The method of Buddhist meditative concentration is a very important means of recognizing truth. This thing is truly a treasure, and it can compensate for the shortcomings of science. If consciousness is compared to an electric current, the human brain is like a conductor. If one cultivates to deep meditative concentration, the human brain can enter a highly ordered superconducting state, consciousness can flow unimpeded, the field of consciousness may become extremely powerful, and one can perceive the true nature of the universe, which ordinary people cannot access.