# 🧠 Thoughtseeds: A Hierarchical and Agentic Framework for Investigating Thought Dynamics in Meditative States

**Prakash Chandra Kavi, Gorka Zamora-López, Daniel Ari Friedman, Gustavo Patow** (2025) · *Entropy*

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## Abstract

> The Thoughtseeds Framework presents a novel computational model for understanding thought dynamics during meditative states, conceptualizing thoughtseeds as dynamic attentional agents. This hierarchical model simulates focused-attention Vipassana meditation and reveals insights into attention regulation and meta-cognitive awareness.

## Keywords

`Thoughtseeds` · `meditation` · `thought dynamics` · `hierarchical modeling` · `agentic framework` · `Active Inference` · `attention` · `mindfulness`

## Key Contributions

- Introduces the Thoughtseeds Framework for modeling thought dynamics in meditation.
- Integrates Global Workspace Theory and the Intrinsic Ignition Framework to elucidate meditative experiences.
- Demonstrates the framework's applicability through simulations comparing novice and expert meditators.
- Offers a biologically plausible perspective on cognitive state emergence and transitions.

## Methods

- Employs a hierarchical model structured as nested Markov blankets.
- Simulates focused-attention Vipassana meditation using rule-based training informed by neuroscience.
- Utilizes computational modeling combined with phenomenological insights.
- Applies the framework to investigate meditative states and mind-wandering episodes.

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## Citation

```bibtex
@article{2025_Thoughtseeds,
  author = {Prakash Chandra Kavi, Gorka Zamora-López, Daniel Ari Friedman, Gustavo Patow},
  title = {{Thoughtseeds: A Hierarchical and Agentic Framework for Investigating Thought Dynamics in Meditative States}},
  journal = {Entropy},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.3390/e27050459},
}
```

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