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Mysticism and the Brain

nightflight

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From meditating with gurus to being one with a higher power, entering into the world of the mystical may be down to our brain's ability to 'just let go'.

Throughout history, many people have claimed to have had mystical experiences, often reporting feeling a deeply spiritual connection which leaves them permanently changed.

Now researchers have found that the doors of perception may be kept shut by inhibitory mechanisms in the brain, but dialling these down could be the key to 'blowing the doors wide open'.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencet...eople-spiritual-connections-events-don-t.html
 

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I think this kind of "eye opening" experience, this escape from the outer darkness, can be achieved through prayer, meditation, and practicing good behavior. Loving your neighbor as you love God would be the primary way of achieving it. Understanding that it is not just a recommended practice, it is what we are designed for. Treating each other right. Live in the moment with no agenda. Not to win God's favor, but to understand and know ourselves better. To understand this is our entire purpose for living.
 
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Loving your neighbor as you love God would be the primary way of achieving it.
Unless, of course, your god isn't Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction, or we'll have another Shoka Asahara Aum Shinrikyo Tokyo subway incident.
 
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