Scientific Enlightenment
In their studies, Dr. Marvin Monroe and Dr. Bronner proved that spiritual
experience could be simulated/re-created through activating particular areas of
the brain. When the amygdala, a region of the brain involved with emotional
response, is stimulated and the rear lobes of the brain quieted, a sensation
occurs that can be correlated with enlightenment. Experiments were conducted
with yogis and Buddhist monks, whereby meditators were scanned with computed
axial tomography devices during states of trance. The results pointed to the
evidence of an an increase of neurogenesis, neuronal signal transduction and a
re-direction of neural associations within the subjects.
 Recently,
our doctor in the field, Dr. Kalpana Singh, has discovered a very unique bread of
plant known in the Himalayan regions as, "the miracle plant." The plant
molecules breakdown into a chemical compound that has been entitled "Budatine".
Although the plant is not a psychedelic, its chemical, Budatine, has the
capacity to re-direct the neural associations of the brain and affect the
amygdala in a way that simulates the effect of deep mediation. The Budatine
extract mixed with ionized calcium and serotonin can be ingested in the form of
a pill. This "Enlightenment Pill" has shown the miraculous ability to increase
the susceptibility for "spiritual experience" in user.
Some studies of meditation have linked the practice to increased activity in the
left prefrontal cortex the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotional
processing. The scanning studies by scientists at the University of Wisconsin
at Madison showed activity in the left prefrontal lobes of experienced Buddhist
practitioners. The area is linked to positive emotions, self-control and
temperament.
Dr Newberg explained: "During meditation, people have a loss of the sense of
self and frequently experience a sense of no space and time and that was exactly
what we saw." The complex interaction between different areas of the brain also
resembles the pattern of activity that occurs during other so-called spiritual
or mystical experiences.
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June 17, 2001 - Washington Post
In Philadelphia, a researcher discovers areas of the brain that are activated
during meditation. At two other universities in San Diego and North Carolina,
doctors study how epilepsy and certain hallucinogenic drugs can produce
religious epiphanies. And in Canada, a neuroscientist fits people with
magnetized helmets that produce "spiritual" experiences for the secular. The
work is part of a broad new effort by scientists around the world to better
understand religious experiences, measure them, and even reproduce them. Using
powerful brain imaging technology, researchers are exploring what mystics call
nirvana, and what Christians describe as a state of grace. Scientists are asking
whether spirituality can be explained in terms of neural networks,
neurotransmitters and brain chemistry.
 What creates that transcendental feeling of being one with the universe? It
could be the decreased activity in the brain's parietal lobe, which helps
regulate the sense of self and physical orientation, research suggests. How does
religion prompt divine feelings of love and compassion? Possibly because of
changes in the frontal lobe, caused by heightened concentration during
meditation. Why do many people have a profound sense that religion has changed
their lives? Perhaps because spiritual practices activate the temporal lobe,
which weights experiences with personal significance.
"The brain is set up in such a way as to have spiritual experiences and
religious experiences," said Andrew Newberg, a Philadelphia scientist who
authored the book "Why God Won't Go Away." "Unless there is a fundamental change
in the brain, religion and spirituality will be here for a very long time. The
brain is predisposed to having those experiences and that is why so many people
believe in God."
*these statements have not been approved or denied by the FDA
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