[Buddha-l] Buddha on the Brain

[Stefan Detrez]

2006/1/28, d f tweney <dylan at tweney.com>:
>
> In short, the Dalai Lama has forged some partnerships with prominent
> neuroscientists to investigate the science of the mind, using a
> combination of meditation as well as contemporary scientific tools like
> MRI scanning. This work has produced some interesting results. For
> instance, meditating monks are able to change their brain wave
> signatures in remarkable ways -- producing patterns not seen outside of
> anaesthesia, for instance.
>

This reminds me of the monk burned himself to death (was it Viet-Nam?),
while sitting in lotusposition. It was one of the first instances I was
confronted both with Buddhism and 'superhuman' brainpower.

Stefan
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