Publisher's Synopsis
The book " Spiritual Intelligence and The Neuroplastic Brain" (2015) deals with the central idea of brain and culture symbiosis. Our brains are getting wired differently in the world of digital technology, information revolution and the world of globalization. Think of the new vocabulary: Global brain, collective intelligence, global village, and cyberspace. That should tell us something about the neural rewiring that is taking place inside of our brains, whether or not we are aware of it. The fact that the human brain changes throughout a person's life in response to intellectual stimulation, physical exercises, exposure to new cultural environments as well as learning opportunities and challenges is a revolutionary discovery. Till twenty years ago, neuroscientists believed in the conventional theory that the brain's ability at making new connections stopped before a child entered the adolescence. That is the old dogma. There is a "Second Copernican Revolution" taking place inside of our brains, writes the author, quoting Carl Zimmer. Some experts are suggesting that we are already living in what Richard Restack calls the "neurosociety." Ray Kurzweil, the futurist, is predicting that by A.D. 2045 human beings would be living in an era of "singularity," when non biological machines invented by human brains and human ingenuity are going to outsmart human intelligence billions of times. What is going to be the fate of the human spirit, human spirituality, the feeling of connection to a force and power that is greater than us (God), and our ability to use spiritual imagination and intelligence? Are we progressively moving away from religion and community-based spirituality into "spirituality of different strokes for different folks ?" -Gain insights into how the modern brain has achieved its level of sophistication through evolutionary and revolutionary changes, especially after the invention of the printing press in A.D. 1450. -Discover if the spiritual journey of monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam is predominantly the left- brain journey and the spiritual journey of Eastern religions like Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Sikhism predominantly the right-brain journey. -Learn how the left brain that houses the calling cards of rationality: Language, reading, writing, and arithmetic for more than ninety-five percent of people on earth is adapting to the world of digital technology, information revolution, and the globalization. Find out if you are a "digital native" or "digital immigrant" and ways you could go about becoming a balanced person. -Discover why the postmodern brain is less interested in the "Religion of Place" and the "Religion of Text" while this brain is intensely longing for spirituality. -Acquire spiritual tools and techniques for tuning, balancing, and rewiring the postmodern brain for optimal health, to experience shanti (peace), shalom (harmony), and satori (intuition into and tranquility).
