 5 Mar 2004 @ 02:18
At a given moment I open my eyes and exist. And before that, during all eternity, what was there? Nothing.
---Ugo Betti
A monk clamored to ask Chao-Chou the most important principle of Zen. The Master excused himself by saying, "I must now go to urinate. Think, even such a trifling thing I have to do in person."
---Zen mondo
Step by step, the early morning breeze.
---Hakuin
Spiritual neurology
A mystical union
Mar 4th 2004
From The Economist print edition
A small band of pioneers is exploring the neurology of religious experience
The renowned French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot once scribbled some notes while under the influence of the psychedelic drug mescaline. Colleagues were puzzled because among the scribbles was the incongruous statement, written in English, “I love you Jennifer”. Still more puzzling was the question: who was Jennifer? That was not the name of his wife nor of anyone else they thought he knew. Despite the mystery, Dr Charcot's colleagues never thought to question the scientific value of the experiment. More >
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