Neuroscience and spiritual traditions tell us that human beings go through life “sleepwalking” – a state of being in which we are not fully present to life. Most of our ways of thinking, feeling, speaking and acting are automatic. We don’t have thoughts – thoughts have us; we don’t have feelings – feelings have us. This is a source of unhappiness. Our attention is focused on the past or the future. Where life occurs is in the moment. Developing a practice of mindfulness, in which we observe ourselves, others and circumstances without judgment is a valuable process in accessing happiness.
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Does Memory Reside Inside the Brain
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009It is a common accepted belief that memory is stored inside the brain based on the strong connection between memory and the brain established by neuroscience in the past century. While the evidence accumulated in the field of brain surgery suggests memory information must exist somewhere other than the brain. Recent scientific research results and surgical evidences substantiate the only logic conclusion that the memory indeed does not reside in the brain.
