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Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke Leads to God

by Tracee Sioux on June 2nd, 2008

Jill Bolte Taylor is a neuroscientist who found God. She experienced “The Light” or “Nirvana” spoken about by all the mystics of generations past.

She became a neuroscientist to figure out how her schizophrenic brother’s brain works.

Taylor had a stroke when she was in her mid 30s. Her right brian - the part of it that is logical and rational - shut down and she experienced a oneness with God. Yet, she remained aware enough to record her experience using her scientific knowledge about the brain.

Cool huh? She thought so too, even in the middle of her stroke. She’s a geek like that.

Even cooler is that now she knows where The Light is she spends time there and she tells us how to find it too. Clue: stop getting so wrapped up in the right brain experience.

You can watch her TED lecture about her experience (above).

Taylor was also interviewed by Oprah on her Soul Series and you can see four podcats of that.

She also wrote a book titled My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey.

Who else thinks it’s pretty cool that many scientists are out to prove God exists and tell us how to get there?

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