McGilchrist - The Buddhist Brain

26 Feb 2. A Little Background Info

Posted at 01:48h in Brain, McGilchrist, The Matter with Things by Gary Peterson 0 Comments

The corpus collosum embodies the hemisphere hypothesis. Surprisingly, the majority of the neural fibers in the corpus collosum are involved in the inhibition of the other hemisphere. This is needed for each hemisphere to specialize, work separately and more quickly. The corpus collosum holds them...

26 Feb 1. Reframing the Bridge

Posted at 01:47h in Bon/Dzogchen, Brain, Buddhism, Featured, Mahamudra, McGilchrist, Science, The Matter with Things by Gary Peterson 2 Comments

By embracing consciousness as fundamental, I believe McGilchrist has laid a foundation for building a bridge between the West and Eastern spiritual traditions. The Matter with Things makes extensive use of Western neurology, physics and nearly forgotten Western philosophy that support this deeper understanding of...

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26 Feb 2. A Little Background Info

26 Feb 1. Reframing the Bridge