Author's note -- Part 1: Religion And The Human Brain -- 1. Who cares about God? : prelude to a neurological and spiritual revolution -- 2. Do you even need God when you pray? : meditation, memory, and the aging brain -- 3. What does God do to your brain? : neural varieties of spiritual practice -- Part 2: Neural Evolution And God -- 4. What does God feel like? : varieties of spiritual experience -- 5. What does God look like? : imagination, creativity, and the visual representation of spirituality -- 6. Does God have a heart? : compassion, mysticism, and the spiritual personalities of the brain -- 7. What happens when God gets mad? : anger, fear, and the fundamentalist in our brain -- Part 3: Transforming Your Inner Reality -- 8. Exercising your brain : eight ways to enhance your physical, mental, and spiritual health -- 9. Finding serenity : meditation, intention, relaxation, and awareness -- 10. Compassionate communication : dialogue, intimacy, and conflict transformation -- Epilogue: Is God real? : personal reflection.
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