This is fascinating, frightening and should be seen by anyone interested in matters of religious experience, neurotheology etc. This summary hardly does it justice. "Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness –- shut down one by one. An astonishing story." She is a good narrator and is able both to relate the medical and biological stuff on the one hand and the subjective and 'spiritual'. It does of course raise enormous questions, but that's no bad thing.
TED | Talks | Jill Bolte Taylor: My stroke of insight (video):
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I loved the video by Jill Bolte Taylor on TED.
Also, did you Dr Taylor's interviews with Oprah on Soul Series - wonderful!
Best of all is her book MY STROKE OF INSIGHT - I've read it twice already. Second time better than the first
Dr. Taylor is a great inspiration. The lessons in the book are life-changing...very simple yet very powerful.
Here's the link to the book http://www.amazon.com/My-Stroke-Insight-Scientists-Personal/dp/0670020745/ref=pd_ts_b_12?ie=UTF8&s=books
and here's the link to Oprah's interviews
http://www2.oprah.com/spiritself/oss/guest/oss_guest_jboltetaylor.jhtml
I’ve been recommending “My Stroke of Insight” to everyone I know. It’s the best book I’ve read all year! You can get Jill's book from Amazon for a good discount.
Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/My-Stroke-Insight-Scientists-Personal/dp/0670020745/ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210709205&sr=8-4
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.
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