Bringing peace to the world - a neuroscientist shares lessons from her brain haemorrhage
This is remarkable video of Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist, recounting her experience of a stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. She describes the big lesson she learns, that stilling the brain chatter of our left hemispheres and allowing the all-at-once, here-and-now, all-embracing perceptions of our brains’ right hemispheres to break down the barriers between us. It’s well worth watching. Deeply inspiring!
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That is an inspiring and confirming video.
When we meditate, it seems we use the right side of the brain.
What about prayer? I wonder if that involves the use of both sides at once. What do others think?
thanks for the link, this was deeply moving.
Interesting question about prayer, Michael. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá speaks of the prayer that “rises above the murmur of syllables and sounds”. I guess with prayer we can actually synchronize both hemispheres when we get to that point of rising above the murmur of syllables and sounds.
This is truly a gift to the world…especially for us left-brainers.
I’ve been recommending “My Stroke of Insight” to everyone I know. It’s the best book I’ve read all year! You can get Jill’s book from Amazon for a good discount.
Here’s the link.
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