catbirdseat Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) Story This reminds me of a story in a book on brain disorders*. A young fellow left home to be with the Hare Krishnas, without telling his parents where he was going. They finally tracked him down and found him "meditating". He had this beatific smile on his face. Somehow they dragged him out of there and got him to a doctor. Turns out his ability to meditate was actually due to a large tumor that was rapidly displacing the frontal lobes of his brain. The tumor was successfully removed, but the man lost all ability to form new memories. *An Anthropologist on Mars, by Oliver Sacks (author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat) Edited November 23, 2005 by catbirdseat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashw_justin Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Tumor my ass. He was lobotomized to conceal the secrets of enlightenment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraysovereign Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Maybe lobotomies are the secret to enlightenment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EWolfe Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Suuuuuuure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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