Gary Weber has a new blog post discussing Dr. Andrew Newberg and his recent book:

“How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain: The New Science of Transformation”, gives a useful, researched, secular understanding of what constitutes an “enlightenment” experience.

http://happinessbeyondthought.blogspot.ca/2016/07/what-is-eenlightenment-experiencea-new.html

A link to the book: http://www.andrewnewberg.com/books/how-enlightenment-changes-your-brain

Finished this book recently. I had a little trouble with his definition of "enlightenment" (what he means is stream entry/awakening) but there was some compelling research there. I would love to have heard more about the widening of "awakening" into the full view. I would also love to read some more excerpts from the 2000 experiences.

There were some valuable insights in the book for sure.