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Is there a hack for enlightenment?

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

CHAPTER

Meditation

Shinson: Brain research is trying to figure out which areas of the brain need to be quieted or stimulated in order to achieve these goings. Shinson: All our human experiences are reflected in the brain, so it's no surprise spiritual experiences are also diffusely spread across the brain. And i think this understanding ofelighten that just a certain pattern of brain activity, a certain nerological signature, just is what it is to have a given spiritual experience might feel unsatisfying to a lot of people.

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