I'm reading a book by Oliver Sacks. He tells the story of a young man who seems to have achieved something like nirvana. From being skinny and hyper he slowly morphed into a smooth, fat, serene, happy, totally blind person. Since he lived in some kind of contemplative community, this change was taken for enlightenment and not an enormous brain tumor.
Most of this person's brain had been destroyed. What does this say about the serene, wise and compassionate way that is our ideal? Is it brainless? No. Because we are influenced by wisdom, not lack of brain cells.
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