A Brain Scientist With A 'Stroke Of Insight'

[Kind of Blue]

Perhaps this is redundant and many here already know of Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. She is an absolutely fascinating listen at the link below. After suffering a left hemisphere stroke, in which it took her 8 years to "recover," she was basically stuck in the infinite Now and Oneness, a place she loves and can switch to when she feels like it at any time.

I think what I appreciate most is that she attached no religion or belief system to her ongoing experience because we are, as she says, "wired for spirituality." So whether one believes in god, gods and goddesses or nothing at all, that place of infinite peace of mind is always there.

We are truly awesome creatures!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104154403

[Me.]

1. I Believe Her Name Is Jill Bolte Taylor

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3. Edited and Thank you for that.

[Me.]

6. Anytime

[MagickMuffin]

2. Check out her lecture explaining her experiences: Talks Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

I'll check out your link :hi:

[Kind of Blue]

4. Fantastic. Thanks, MagickMuffin!

:hi: I'm going to check it out now

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5. At your link, Taylor is even more dynamic with

the stage to herself. Outstanding speaker. Now on to Taylor at the Oprah Soul Series, thanks to your link. For me, a beautiful start of the weekend. Couldn't ask for more. Thanks MM :hug:

http://www.oprah.com/article/spirit/inspiration/pkgoprahssoulserieswebcast/20080512_oaf_oss_jboltetaylor

[MagickMuffin]

10. Jill really is a fascinating person

When I first saw her lecture it made me think of LSD experiments I heard about. She describes her experience in great detail along with props i.e. the brain.

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12. Yeah, the brain WITH the spinal cord

still attached was a little shocking :rofl: but, by golly, she made her point.

[gblady]

18. I just watched....

the whole Oprah interview...

it's in 4 1/2 hour segments.
EXCELLENT...she is very inspiring.
Makes so much sense to me.

Well, well worth the time to watch!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

7. I have the book she wrote.

It's excellent. I have also watched the video.

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11. Yeah, Manifestor_of_Light, I'm ordering it, as well.

I so love it when science meets Spirit. I also love the part in the interview when she said "All That Is is in my right hemisphere." I guess it drives home a little more profoundly that "It" is not somewhere out there and that we carry It with us at all times.

[Me.]

8. Thank You Both...Blue & Muffin

For the fab links

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13. You're welcome! I'm getting a lot out of them, too.

[eilen]

9. I listened to part of her interview the other day

when I was driving from a visit. She is so interesting, it was a very good interview.

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14. Ooh, I hope you can check out

MagickMuffin's link to see her in action.
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
I wonder if the one you listened to was on NPR. My husband is the one who actually heard it on that station when he was driving home the other day.

[eilen]

15. Yeah, it was the interview on NPR that I listened to.

I'll check the link.

[gblady]

16. thannks for the link...

I'd heard her about a year ago...
I love hearing her descriptions.

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17. You're welcome!