{"id":54937,"date":"2018-01-04T14:41:46","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T13:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=54937"},"modified":"2018-01-04T14:42:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T13:42:19","slug":"your-ancestors-may-have-come-from-apes-but-mine-came-from-poets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dandavats.com\/?p=54937","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Your ancestors may have come from apes, but mine came from poets.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-n6qJgrw78Ag\/Wk4uNiLiYqI\/AAAAAAAAhVc\/2JonC7uOxdYzG9AVQRwVAzHBO9i9H3vqACHMYCw\/s0\/2018-01-04_14-37-49.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A Neuroscientist Explores the &#8220;Sanskrit Effect&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MRI scans show that memorizing ancient mantras increases the size of brain regions associated with cognitive function <\/p>\n<p>From Scientific American Magazine&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/observations\/a-neuroscientist-explores-the-sanskrit-effect\/\">https:\/\/blogs.scientificamerican.com\/observations\/a-neuroscientist-explores-the-sanskrit-effect\/<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Madhavananda Dasanudas ACBSP 1970 : In 1972, Srila Prabhupada took us all by train from Calcutta to Hyderabad.<br \/>\nHe was pleased that four of his sannyasis had caused a stir in South India by preaching cooperatively and boldly.<br \/>\nThe preaching had reached the newspaper, and the article was sent to Srila Prabhupada in Calcutta.<br \/>\nExcitedly, his secretary Shyamasundara announced that he had decided we should all leave for Hyderabad immediately.<br \/>\nUpon reaching the city, after stops in Vishakapatnam and Madras, the vaishnava Badruka Family brought before Srila Prabhupada a 5 year old boy, who stood and proceeded to recite the entire Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita from memory word-for-word.<br \/>\nSrila Prabhupada did not interrupt the boy at all, but his eyes went wide and head tilted slightly as he looked at us and without speaking said;<br \/>\n&#8220;Just see!&#8221;.<br \/>\nOften he said by learning and reciting the Sanskrit verses from Bhagavat Shastra, the verses and realizations they may engender carries into the next life.<br \/>\nHe also often encouraged disciples to challenge our sampradaya&#8217;s ontology by taking the side of opposing viewpoints.<br \/>\nOne day, while a disciple was successfully arguing strongly for the soundness of Darwinism, everyone laughed as Srila Prabhupada ended the argument by saying;<br \/>\n&#8220;Your ancestors may have come from apes, but mine came from poets.&#8221;<br \/>\nIn the above magazine article, even the publishers and readers may not believe in a next life, but the point is made that<br \/>\n&#8220;the brains of the pandits were dramatically larger than those of controls,..&#8221;<br \/>\nAll Glories To Srila Prabhupada, who reaffirmed for us, and greatly expanded our understanding of, The Non-Dual Truth, long before it became provable, or fashionable. http:\/\/www.vedabase.com\/en\/sb\/1\/1\/1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-d6s6n8cNBPI\/Wk4umbM1sjI\/AAAAAAAAhVg\/7Fzxo83n60sE6U4XPEpQZVma6wt1flZbwCHMYCw\/s0\/2018-01-04_14-39-35.jpg\" alt=\"Hare Krishna\"\/>All Glories To Srila Prabhupada, who reaffirmed for us, and greatly expanded our understanding of, The Non-Dual Truth, long before it became provable, or 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