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Friday, August 29, 2008

Slowing Down With Meditation, Prayer Finds Voice From Within

I love it when the pursuit of science triggers spiritual epiphanies among scientists.

For a contemporary example, read "My Stroke of Insight" by Indiana native and Harvard-trained neuroanatomist (read: brain scientist) Jill Bolte Taylor.

Google the book title or her name and you will be able to access Taylor's 18-minute video lecture on the subject.

In 1996, Taylor suffered a cerebral hemorrhage. Cerebral hemorrhages are historically fatal. Taylor, however, remained conscious of her consciousness as her left cerebral cortex shut down and the right side took over. (More)

Source: RedOrbit.com

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