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Uploaded on Jan 23, 2012

Neuroscientist Sara Lazar's amazing brain scans show meditation can actually change the size of key regions of our brain, improving our memory and making us more empathetic, compassionate, and resilient under stress.

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  • Su Wai

    Actually, there are some studies that suggest praying helps cultivate a peaceful state of mind and an ability to better cope with difficult situations due to a sense of hope it brings. So it does "work" in that perspective. After all, praying does not necessarily translate into wish-making.

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  • greatsunlotus

    Surely this is very important to mental health services, less drugs, more education.

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  • Torin Greenhill

    here here

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  • Su Wai

    :)

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  • shocxxxx

    absolutely, like i say, i have nothing REALLY to base that on. And upon second thought i suppose praying is more often than not positive, and positivity is always a good thing.

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  • Su Wai

    Could it be both the physical act of praying and the prayer itself (positive affirmation) that help cultivate inner peace?

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  • shocxxxx

    i dont believe its the actual act of praying, I believe its the motions and relaxation involved with it, kind of like yoga. Of course i have nothing to back this up besides the fact that the ACTUAL act of praying is nothing besides thinking.

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  • Jennikatt

    They didn't teach the rats to meditate.. that's why the brain stayed the same!

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