I was fascinated that one could have such perceptual changes, and also that they went with a certain feeling of significance, an almost numinous feeling. I'm strongly atheist by disposition, but nonetheless when this happened, I couldn't help thinking, 'That must be what the hand of God is like.'
Oliver SacksMy religion is nature. Thatโs what arouses those feelings of wonder and mysticism and gratitude in me.
Oliver SacksThe power of music and the plasticity of the brain go together very strikingly, especially in young people.
Oliver Sacks