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"A heartfelt pursuit of enlightenment and its causes."—Kirkus Reviews"I love every book I have read from Andy Newberg and Mark Waldman and this book is their best yet. How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain is a book you just can’t put down. It will show you how enlightenment is real with clear underpinnings in the brain. From looking at the brains of Brazilian psychic mediums, Sufi mystics, Buddhist monks, Franciscan nuns and Pentecostals this books takes you on a fascinating ride and shines a light on wisdom and insight. If you want to know more about the deeply human and spiritual parts of your brain, read this book."—Daniel G. Amen, MD, Founder, Amen Clinics, Author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life "An incredible book! Newberg and Waldman’s 'Spectrum of Human Awareness' is especially brilliant, providing the reader with a 'how-to' map to shift between different states of human consciousness. They have dozens of experiential exercises to help you gain greater emotional control as you tap into the creative wisdom of your mind. Read it, apply it, and be enlightened!" —John Assaraf, Chairman & CEO of NeuroGym, Author of the New York Times bestseller, The Answer "This extraordinary book shows you how to tap into mental powers you never knew you had, and release your full potential for living a great life."—Brian Tracy, author of Maximum Achievement"Humans were experiencing enlightenment millennia before fMRI brain scanners were invented. Yet, modern imaging techniques unquestionably add to the fascination of the correlations between consciousness and brain function. Newberg and Waldman's book brings these findings up to date. How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain is a feast for anyone interested in the neurophysiology of the spiritual quest."—Larry Dossey, MD, author of One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters
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About the Author
Andrew Newberg, M.D., is the director of research at the Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Medical College. He is the author of several books, including the bestselling Why God Won’t Go Away, and his research has been featured in Time, Newsweek, and O, The Oprah Magazine, and on the Discovery Channel, the National Geographic Channel, the BBC, and NPR. Mark Robert Waldman is executive MBA faculty at Loyola Marymount University, where he teaches the NeuroLeadership program. He is a business and personal development coach and the author of twelve books, including Words Can Change Your Brain, coauthored with Newberg.
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Product details
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: Avery (March 15, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1594633452
ISBN-13: 978-1594633454
Product Dimensions:
5.9 x 0.9 x 8.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.2 out of 5 stars
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Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
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This book busted me over the head with some profound food for thought. I’d been skeptical of the notion of Enlightenment. [Note: the authors distinguish big-E Enlightenment as a permanent and substantial brain change, in contrast to the little-e enlightenment which is just a momentary epiphanies or insight—a number of which may precede the big-E Enlightenment.] It’s not that I disbelieved that some people had life-changing and / or perspective-changing experiences, but rather that such events represented permanent change. My skepticism was influenced by the many gurus who have been said to be Enlightened, but who behaved to all appearances like petty, materialistic douche-bags. It’s not that I couldn’t believe that these teachers achieved some momentary heightened state of consciousness during their youth, but—if they had—they clearly couldn’t maintain it under the pressure of being idolized. I’d, therefore, come to think that life is a perpetual struggle to try to be a better version of oneself, and backsliding can and will happen at any moment. This book, however, suggests there is a possibility for permanent brain changes. [Though Dalberg’s “Absolute power corrupts absolutely†seems to still apply.]Andrew Newberg is a neuroscientist who has made a career out of conducting brain imaging studies of people engaged in various spiritual, religious, and meditative activities. His co-author is a psychologist, Mark Robert Waldman, who works on applying neuroscientific understanding to positive psychology. In this book, the two examine what Enlightenment is from a neuroscientific standpoint and then try to cull the common features across a population of cases of Enlightenment / enlightenment. Discovering the common elements of Enlightenment is no easy task. While it seems everybody is theoretically capable of achieving Enlightenment, it also seems that the experience is different for everybody and the collection of systems (religious, spiritual, and secular) by which it’s pursued is vast. However, the authors present a five-step outline by which readers can prime themselves to achieve Enlightenment, and it can be personalized depending upon one’s beliefs (or lack thereof—Enlightenment occurs among agnostics and atheists as well as religious practitioners) and background.The book consists of 12 chapters divided among three parts. Part I (Ch. 1 to 5) lays the groundwork for readers to understand what Enlightenment is, how it feels, how it’s experienced between people with radically varying belief (and disbelief) structures, and it presents a model of human awareness that is crucial to the later discussion. Part II (Ch. 6 to 9) considers what happens in the brain during various practices by which individuals advance towards Enlightenment. Concepts like unity, surrender, and belief are explored in detail. Part III (Ch. 10 to 12) describes the process by which readers can pursue Enlightenment for themselves. If one is inclined to chart one’s own path, versus adopting an existing program, one has all the insight and tools to begin constructing one’s personal method by the time this section is complete.The book has graphics as necessary (e.g. brain diagrams) that largely consist of line diagrams. There is an appendix that consolidates tools and resources, and the book is annotated by chapter.I found this book to be both interesting and potentially beneficial to readers who take it beyond a popular science book and into the realm of self-help. The authors do a great job of navigating the waters between religion and science. Obviously, they are scientists and are agnostic about that which cannot be proven, but they don’t question other people’s beliefs and--if anything--error on the side of being open-minded. Still, I suspect that there will be religious types offended by the very notion that all humans are biologically primed to achieve this heightened state. It should be pointed out that the book could be supremely useful for such individuals because it points out the need to engage in exercises to challenge one’s most closely held beliefs. (Those with less mental flexibility and capacity for tolerance seem to be less likely to achieve Enlightenment.)I’d recommend this book for anyone trying to figure out how to be the ultimate version of oneself.
This volume is a much needed update to a earlier volume that I read decades ago by William Johnston, “Silent Music†(1979, HarperCollins) - which also used the best technology of the day, the 1970’s, to study the brain waves (EEG was as good as it got back then!) of monks and meditators, primarily from the Catholic and Zen Buddhist traditions. How far medical imaging technology has come in the 40 years since then! While SPECT scans aren’t as clear as fMRI they still indicate areas of the brain involved in the various mental states associated with “enlightenment†phenomenon, and the authors make a good case for why the most common elements of those experiences are encountered based on the their observations of functional scans of subjects’ brains. I commend them for their efforts. Since I am both an Episcopal priest and a clinical psychologist, the volume blends my two areas of professional experience and I found it intriguing. Coincidentally, I read the current book immediately after reading and leading a study group discussion of another book by the same publisher, “The Book of Joy†( The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, as recorded by Doug Abrams, 2016). I was struck by the convergence of themes in the two volumes - for example the Dalai Lama’s repeated references to himself as “just one of seven billion human beings on the planet,†and Newberg and Waldron’s recounting of subjects’ description of a sense of “unity or connectedness†(the first of the 5 elements of enlightenment, p. 51).Towards the end of the particularly, but also throughout, I found myself noting convergence with another development psychological scheme which neither ‘The Book of Joy†nor “How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain†make reference to, but which I felt would significantly depend the discussion, particularly toward then end of Newberg and Waldron in final chapter, “Enlightenment for All.†They note that, “If you seek Enlightenment, expect some resistance because your ever-changing brain doesn’t always like to change! … Any change in our environment, or in our brain, also stimulates the amygdala, causing us to react with uncertainty or fear. … This explains why … we found that most people are only partially open to new or different ideas. In fact, the stronger your belief system, the less likely you are to be open to other people who espouse different beliefs. But sometimes life’s stressors are so strong that your belief system fails to relieve your suffering. In that deep despair, you may realize that it is time to try something new.†(p246-247) This is precisely the process that James Fowler (“Stages of Faithâ€, 1981, rev ed. 1995, Harper) describes as the catalyst from a “lower†developmental stage to a higher one. He also is very clear that the developmental pyramid he describes is exactly that - a pyramid. As one ascends higher on the scale of consciousness, fewer and fewer people actually attain those higher stages. The conflict in our country at the moment is a prime example of how this plays out on a large, societal and national scale. Newberg and Waldron also (and I believe correctly) see a correlation between education and openness to change - those with higher education, who have been exposed to broader ideas and different cultures are more accepting of other’s ideas and beliefs. (p. 175) While Enlightenment may be available to all, not that many are interested in achieving it, as this would require a radical departure in deeply held, and some of us would describe them as dysfunctional, primitive or backwards, beliefs. The resurgence in hate crimes since last year’s campaign and election is a stark reminder of this fact. Yet, despite this, the good news is that Enlightenment IS available to anyone with the desire, drive and self-discipline to seek it. Both Newborn and Waldron, as well as the “Book of Joy†include appendices of structure exercises intended to assist people in discovering their own enlightenment experience. Perhaps, if more are successful, we can heal the hurt, pain and divisions now fracturing our country.
I was very interested in reading a book about brain function before, during, after "enlightenment" activities.While there was some of that, certainly more than in most such books, I was disappointed.There was much more about the enlightenment and what it means to the authors than about brain function when people are having spiritual kind of experiences.For my objectives I would give it 2 stars, but I am giving it 3 because for most people it might be interesting
This is an extraordinary body of work. As a therapist, and yoga teacher I am constantly pointing to this book for scientific support of the techniques I give clients. Well written, solidly researched, and compelling conclusions.
A fair rendition and explanation of the Enlightenment process and sequence. Other than that just one big problem, i.e., where is the science? If you want well-documented science on different states of consciousness and meditation then read The Spiritual Doorway in the Brain by Kevin Nelson, M. D.
Rather than the usual kinds of books about enlightenment, this one focuses on brain scans in conjunction with these kinds of experiences. Interesting, though perhaps a bit too scientific for the folks only casually interested in the subject.
This book is fantastic. It explained why we have enlightenment experiences from a brain scan understanding. It also has practical helps for how to promote enlightenment as it leads to unity and peace.
Really helped me understand the brain's way of dealing with Enlightenment and ways to improve the chances of getting there.
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