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Buddhism and the brain
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Pauldo
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Posted : Apr 5, 2011 07:53:17
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>>Many of Buddhism’s core tenets significantly overlap with findings from modern neurology and neuroscience. So how did Buddhism come close to getting the brain right?
Over the last few decades many Buddhists and quite a few neuroscientists have examined Buddhism and neuroscience, with both groups reporting overlap. I’m sorry to say I have been privately dismissive. One hears this sort of thing all the time, from any religion, and I was sure in this case it would break down upon closer scrutiny. When a scientific discovery seems to support any religious teaching, you can expect members of that religion to become strict empiricists, telling themselves and the world that their belief is grounded in reality. They are always less happy to accept scientific data they feel contradicts their preconceived beliefs. No surprise here; no human likes to be wrong.
Full Article: http://seedmagazine.com/content/print/buddhism_and_the_brain/ |
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aseem
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Posted : May 30, 2011 09:30
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nice article.. i like the part
"During life, consciousness changes as mental states replace one another, so each moment can be considered a reincarnation from the moment before"
very true..
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Pauldo
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Posted : Jun 10, 2011 22:55
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Yes, I agree...I like that as well. It suggests nothing more than consciousness occurring somewhere other than the physical brain and it's functions. |
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moki
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Posted : Jun 25, 2011 12:58
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yeah, but i dont understand what is so mind breaking , or ground breaking about knowind this. does anyone doubt that consciousness appears only in the physical brain and its functions? or is it kind of unspiritual to see this that way? where else can consciousness appear if not in the brain?
another question, does a small insect or a fish have a consciousness? if yes, which i am sure they do, then consciousness is located in different place for different species. does a stone have a consciousness , what do you think, Pauldo?
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