Ep. 645 – Proving a Miracle with Joshua Brown, PhD
Mindrolling with Raghu Markus
Be Here Now Network
4.7 • 542 Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2026
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Exploring the healing power of prayer and belief, Dr. Joshua Brown interweaves cognitive neuroscience with faith-based experiences.
Preorder a copy of Joshua’s book, Proving a Miracle, HERE.
This week on Mindrolling, Raghu and Joshua explore:
- Joshua’s fascination with the brain as a machine
- How a medical crisis shifted Joshua’s life path
- The impact of the spiritual on our physical selves
- Living between the worlds of neuroscience and faith
- How we form beliefs and how those beliefs affect our health
- The power of community and seeking out unique experiences
- Joshua’s own experience witnessing miracles
- Choosing hope and accepting the risk of disappointment
- How Artificial Intelligence is trained through predictions
About Joshua Brown, PhD:
Dr. Joshua W. Brown is a professor of Psychological and Brain Science at Indiana University, where he directs the Cognitive Control Lab. He also co-founded the Global Medical Research Institute. With decades of experience in computational neuroscience and over 79 peer-reviewed publications, he brings the same rigorous scientific methodology to extraordinary claims of healing that he applies to understanding the brain. His book, Proving a Miracle, will be released on May 12th of 2026.
“Practically, you are what you eat, and your beliefs reflect the experiences that you have. If you want to develop more nuanced beliefs in a certain direction, you have to immerse yourself in experiences that match those beliefs.” –Joshua Brown
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| 0:00.0 | Teaching meditation is its own skill. You don't need to be a master practitioner to begin learning how to guide others, but you do need real training. |
| 0:11.7 | Join Buddhist teacher David Nichtern and Professor Robert Thurman for a free online discussion on Tuesday, May 26th at 6 p.m. Eastern Time, exploring the role of the teacher |
| 0:24.4 | in the Buddhist tradition, why lineage and transmission matter, and what it means to skillfully |
| 0:30.4 | support others in meditation practice today. They'll also discuss Dharma Moon and Tibet House's |
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| 0:55.4 | That's Dharmamoon.com backslash friend. |
| 0:58.7 | For more information, and to reserve your spot for the free event on Tuesday, May 26th. |
| 1:05.2 | Thank you. Hey everyone, it's Ragu back with mind rolling, and I'm just sitting here, meeting for the first time Joshua Brown, who is a doctor and who had an extraordinary experience, |
| 1:31.5 | and he shared it with the world in a book called Proving a Miracle, Unlocking the Power of Prayer to |
| 1:38.8 | heal. And so we were just talking, I was catching Joshua up |
| 1:44.2 | around, |
| 1:45.8 | you know, |
| 1:46.2 | my history |
| 1:47.8 | with Ram Dass, |
| 1:49.3 | which all of you |
| 1:50.2 | know about it. |
| 1:51.6 | And, |
| 1:51.9 | but I was giving |
| 1:52.9 | him a little bit |
| 1:53.6 | of a primer |
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