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Is Japan a spiritual-oriented or materialistic society? The answer is definitively spiritual, according to the most recent national livelihood survey by the Cabinet Office. The highest percentage of Japanese ever – 64% – said they are now placing priority on “spiritual fulfillment” rather than “material richness.”
Intense meditation alters our grey matter, strengthening regions that focus the mind and foster compassion while calming those linked to fear and anger, according to a new book, “How God Changes Your Brain.” Whether the meditator believes in the supernatural or is an atheist repeating a mantra, says neuroscience author Andrew Newberg, the outcome can be the same, a growth in the compassion that virtually every religion teaches and a decline in negative feelings and emotions, Reuters reports.
