A Lifetime Doing Nothing (Story 38 excerpt)

Published: Sept. 16, 2022, 11:09 p.m.

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Story 38 from \'A Lifetime Doing Nothing\' by Ian McCrorie
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The Buddha was also the first neuroscientist. He confirmed neuroplasticity,\\n the mind\'s ability to change by restructuring itself at the\\n neurological level. The Buddha altered his mind to such an\\n extent that he transcended the final two complex, problematic\\n stages of the thinking process. He declared himself enlightened,\\n which is to say free from the shackles of greed, hatred, and\\n delusion. This was proof positive, as James Olds, a professor of\\n neuroscience, said, that the mind is not just plastic but \\u201cvery\\n plastic.\\u201d So much so that...

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narrated by Ian McCrorie
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\\n 5 minutes 56 seconds
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