BUDDHA VERSUS PAUL: NEUROPLASTICITY AND THE RENEWING OF THE MIND

I try to stay out of religion but this is relevant for some people. Interesting that this came from one of my Google Scholar alerts
http://www.nacsw.org/Publications/Proceedings2011/FlynnEBuddhaE.pdf
Mindful attention and neuroplasticity of the brain are the hottest discoveries in neuroscience; yet, many of the pioneering researchers of mindful attention and neuroplasticity are Buddhist followers. Nonetheless Paul, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, penned the words of Romans 12:2 close to 2000 years ago, saying “be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (New American Standard Bible). This transformation of the mind comes not through the Buddhist religion, but through focused attention on taking “every thought captive,” and challenging lie-based beliefs until neural connections to the truth of God’s Word, the Gospel and the Lord Himself brings about true transformation of the mind. Sadly, Christians, like the rest of society, have reserved these sacred truths for Sunday mornings and seem to consider them irrelevant for daily living. Neuroscience, however, not only validates these biblical teachings but shows that these commands impact each person’s daily life.