Re:Links to Spirituality Found in the Brain
by allenp on Friday February 12, 2010 @12:19PM
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I think this has also been recorded as happening to astronauts when they look down on the earth. It really depends on the definition of spirituality though and unfortunately in the US a lot of people carry a lot of baggage when it comes to just what that looks like to them.
The experience of spirituality itself is natural and desirable. As described in the article, it's "self-transcendence." I experience self-transcendence when I listen to good music, look at good art, or otherwise get wrapped up in ideas that are bigger than (transcend) my day-to-day life in an inspiring way.