Lisa Miller

Question 1

five common phenotypes of spirituality

Answer 1

Altruism,
Love of Neighbor as Self,
Sense of Oneness,
Contemplative Practice,
Commitment to Religion/Spirituality.

Question 2

What is ruminative?

Answer 2

thinking very deeply and carefully about something

Question 3

Transcend

Answer 3

beyond or above the range of normal or merely physical human experience.
“the search for a transcendent level of knowledge”

surpassing the ordinary; exceptional.
“the conductor was described as a “transcendent genius.””

Question 4

One with the world

Answer 4

There are several words that could be used to mean all in one such as integrated , combined, unified

Question 5

Types of awareness

Answer 5

achieving and awakened awareness.

Question 6

Important feature of the questing brain

Answer 6

The questing brain integrates our achieving and awakened awareness.

Question 7

What is the Dorsal Attention Network?

Answer 7

The dorsal attention network is our top-down attention; it filters incoming sensory and perceptual information, and while this is helpful in keeping us focused on the task or goal at hand, it also filters out unintentional information.

Question 8

What is the Ventral Attention Network?

Answer 8

ventral attention network, our bottom-up attention. We found that spiritual experiences engage the ventral attention network, making us available to information outside of our immediate conscious awareness or control, allowing us to receive unanticipated but personally meaningful perceptions.

Question 9

What is Achieveing Awareness?

Answer 9

Achieving awareness is the perception that our purpose is to organize and control our lives.

Miller, Lisa J.. The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life (p. 163).