Story 38 from 'A Lifetime Doing Nothing' by Ian McCrorie
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The Buddha was also the first neuroscientist. He confirmed neuroplasticity,
the mind's ability to change by restructuring itself at the
neurological level. The Buddha altered his mind to such an
extent that he transcended the final two complex, problematic
stages of the thinking process. He declared himself enlightened,
which is to say free from the shackles of greed, hatred, and
delusion. This was proof positive, as James Olds, a professor of
neuroscience, said, that the mind is not just plastic but “very
plastic.” So much so that...
narrated by Ian McCrorie
2022
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