And so can he, Wolfgang - especially when he's been culturally conditioned from first grade onwards to discount anything that Western science has yet to "prove".

Why are you so eager to support any explanation other than an "Eastern" or (heaven forbid!) a "spiritual" one? Especially when, by your own accounts, you have no knowledge or practical first-hand experience with either?

Please don't get me wrong - I have no personal interest in your opinions or your reasons for them. I just think it may benefit you to ponder my question, and I do enjoy helping others.

daylia