Using MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to create detailed anatomical images of the brain, the scientists compared people based on whether they reported a low, moderate or high importance of religion or spirituality in their lives. They found that the brains of people for whom … [Read more...] about Spirituality associated with thicker brain cortex and protection against depression
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Sacred Alchemy
How to turn the Seven Deadly Sins into seven divine blessings. Diana Rico | September/October 2012 Issue It’s 2002, and I’m in the tiny dressing room of the midtown Los Angeles studio where I’ve been taking salsa lessons. I’m all wound up, ready to perform in public for the … [Read more...] about Sacred Alchemy
The song remains the same
Two tales about the magic of music. Paulo Coelho | April/May 2010 issue The stand-in singer (Sent by Murali) The story goes that tickets were all sold out for the presentation by a famous tenor, but on the big day, with the house filled to capacity, it was discovered that a … [Read more...] about The song remains the same
The reason of faith
Religious scholar Karen Armstrong on how we lost the knack for religion—and why we need to get it back. Michael Brunton | Sept/Oct 2009 issue Modern science knows how to fix a hole in the heart. It can diagnose a hole in the ozone layer and prove the existence of black holes at … [Read more...] about The reason of faith
Good morning, world. This is your wake-up call
Physicist-turned-futurist Peter Russell argues that only communal creativity can get us through current environmental and economic crises. Michael Shapiro | March 2009 issue Peter Russell, a Cambridge-trained physicist and futurist who has written about consciousness for four … [Read more...] about Good morning, world. This is your wake-up call