you are more than your brain !

[mikey]

hi,
i just wanted to share something ,just in case you may not have come across this,
i have just watched a short video of a lady called jill bolte taylor phd,there are a few vids of her on you tube,
she is a brain specialist,and  is her story of having a stroke and the revelations she had ,
 she experienced a detatchment and some sort of zen/budhist breakthorugh,i was left stunned,

one of my mentors,carl jung ,termed a phrase,a re-centre of the location of gravity from the ego to the self,
i have not had a stroke so i do not know what it is like,but i do recognise a shift in the location of gravity from ego to self when i see one.
i hope you enjoy her revelations as much as i did.

rgds mikey

[Clarity]

Hi Mikey,

I have heard of and listened to Jill speak!

It is truly amazing that she was able to take that journey and be able to share her insights with us.   

I do believe the pun is intended! 

Clarity

[Tony Crisp]

Mikey - you must have missed http://dreamhawk.com/dream-encyclopedia/signs-of-consciousness-people-who-are-considered-vegetative/ - also http://dreamhawk.com/forums/index.php?topic=618.0 and also http://dreamhawk.com/interesting-people/tonys-experience-of-stroke/#Brain

I knew that, like Sir Auckland Geddes, when I was 18 in 1955 - and also when I was 15 in 1950. But it takes ages to actually get people to take it all in. See http://dreamhawk.com/body-and-mind/the-next-step-criticisms/

I do keep trying.

Tony

[mikey]

hi tony,
thanks for the info,all i can say is ,i am wearing my glasses so i have no excuse,followed the links from above,
i don't think in the past, i have thought of following up any info on the function of the brain during strokes  etc
as you would not normally associate such an experience with spiritual enlightenment,after what i have read and heard its a daft thing to say.
brain science , is a new avenue for me to go down,as amazing as it is,i know we are more than this bag of meat we dwell in,
it does beg the question,WHO AM I.
this is the next stage of my journey,as i have been awakened to this question.
on we go.
thanks again tony for all your hard work ,in making available to us all ,your wisdom from personal experience.
rgds Mikey

[Tony Crisp]

Thanks Mikey.

Tony