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Into the Mystic : Science News Online, Feb. 17, 2001
Scientists confront the hazy realm of spiritual enlightenment
By Bruce Bower

“After spending 8 years training in the meditative practices of Zen Buddhism, neurologist James H. Austin spent a sabbatical year from 1981 to 1982 at the London Zen Center. On a pleasant March morning, while waiting for a subway train on a surface platform and idly glancing down the tracks toward the Thames River, Austin got his first taste of spiritual enlightenment.”