戸田先生、もう一つの悟達。── 脳科学が触れ始めた仏法の地平

The "Another Enlightenment" that Josei Toda attained in prison—the profound truth of prayer and life, now being proven by modern neuroscience. What was the horizon he saw from his solitary confinement cell in Tokyo Detention Center in 1944? We have learned many times that "Buddha is life." However, Mr. Toda experienced another state of mind in that solitary confinement cell. The "incomprehensible state" meticulously described by Daisaku Ikeda in *The New Human Revolution*—the experience of feeling connected to the assembly in the void described in the Lotus Sutra, and sensing himself clasped in prayer before the Gohonzon. Modern neuroscience and complex systems science are now beginning to touch upon the outer edge of the world indicated by this experience. Reduced parietal lobe activity, sedation of the default mode network, the six degrees of separation due to the ripple effect—we re-examine the profound meaning of daily chanting in scientific terms. [Table of Contents] 00:00 Opening ── Another Realm Existed 00:38 Chapter 1 Enlightenment in Prison ── "Buddha is Life" 03:00 Chapter 2 Three Resonances 05:37 Chapter 3 Far Ahead 07:00 Chapter 4 The Certainty that Morning Chanting Resonates Throughout the World 08:05 Summary [Sources and References] ▷ Newberg, A. & Waldman, M. R. (2010). How God Changes Your Brain. Ballantine Books. ▷ Christakis, N. A. & Fowler, J. H. (2009). Connected. Little, Brown and Company. ▷ Brewer et al. (2011). Meditation and default mode network. PNAS, 108(50). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1112029108 ▷ MIT Media Lab — The Ripple Effect Project https://www.media.mit.edu/projects/th... ───────────────── We are currently distributing videos that interpret the present and history through the lens of Buddhist teachings. ▶ Subscribe → https://youtube.com/@hope_compass?sub... ───────────────── #HopeCompass #HumanRevolution #Neuroscience