tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047867913690947011.post3376131242963342519..comments2023-10-02T08:02:54.653-04:00Comments on Bruce Lays it Out Good B.L.O.G.: Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor's "A Stroke of Insight" IS Changing The WorldBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00286286747217122165noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047867913690947011.post-8221554479306002112008-06-02T07:55:00.000-04:002008-06-02T07:55:00.000-04:00Bruce--THANK YOU-- this is THE WORD worth spreadin...Bruce--<BR/>THANK YOU-- this is THE WORD worth spreading. I am most jaw-droppingly inspired, moved, and... tearful. <BR/><BR/>Am I over-reacting? <BR/><BR/>Ever since I started my own "spiritual" search (for lack of a better term) I have become increasingly dismayed at the absurd separation of "science" and "religion"/"spirituality". As you know my affinity has been towards Buddhism, because of its focus on the mind and compassion. But even Buddhism can get trapped in dogmatic left-brained thinking, or at least my left brain tells me that...<BR/><BR/>To me this is inspiration for art. My songs tend to be about "the mind" (?), science fiction, spirituality ["News of the Hemispheres", "Mind Altar", "Metta Physics" (--"metta" is a Theravada buddhism term--I think)]. My left brain often belittles my right brain for spending so much time writing songs that most likely will never be "heard" by "others". <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your communication and constant reminders that I would benefit from checking out Dr. Taylor. And thank you for this blog.<BR/>-JesseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047867913690947011.post-75337581441540339402008-05-29T23:19:00.000-04:002008-05-29T23:19:00.000-04:00thank you for your comment. I think that the chan...thank you for your comment. I think that the change comes from accumulation of a number of events that tip the balance of beliefs that we experience. <BR/><BR/>Jills talk, book and recent fame are a symbol of a society that is seeking a deeper connection but believes that only empirical evidence... or direct experience is real. <BR/><BR/>That's what makes her story so powerful and so transformative. Jill gives us all permission to validate our exceptional SUBJECTIVE experiences and touches us in a place that is in our hearts, not in our heads. She represents the savior we all yearn for in our souls... someone that can connect our belief in science with our faith in a greater reality.<BR/><BR/>And she does it so poignantly, so honestly and completely with apology that we can do nothing other than stop, listen, experience along with her and in the process.... become transformed and more open in our outlook. <BR/><BR/>I believe that nothing happens by accident... and Jill's experience is certainly part of a larger tapestry of knowledge that we are step by step being given a glimpse of that will forever change us.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286286747217122165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3047867913690947011.post-51818612106483448722008-05-29T23:08:00.000-04:002008-05-29T23:08:00.000-04:00I read "My Stroke of Insight" in one sitting - I c...I read "My Stroke of Insight" in one sitting - I couldn't put it down. I laughed. I cried. It was a fantastic book (I heard it's a NYTimes Bestseller and I can see why!), but I also think it will be the start of a new, transformative Movement! No one wants to have a stroke as Jill Bolte Taylor did, but her experience can teach us all how to live better lives. Her TED.com speech was one of the most incredibly moving, stimulating, wonderful videos I've ever seen. Her Oprah Soul Series interviews were fascinating. They should make a movie of her life so everyone sees it. This is the Real Deal and gives me hope for humanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com