Paige 110 consider the physical behavior that accompanies awe…
Paige 110 consider the physical behavior that accompanies awe we stop we pause. We stare with eyes wide, and feature slack as if to let in more of the scene that has so astonished us. The experience of awe, Keltner and other researchers have found, prompts, a predictable series of psychological changes. We become less reliant on preconceived notions and stereotypes. We become more curious and open-minded.
— from The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy) · Extended mind by Anne Murphy paul
In the book
The old traditions called the steady form of this state enlightenment, and described it as a life lived in awe — a loosening of the grip of the self and a profound sense of connection to everything around you. Awe also makes you smarter and kinder in the same instant: researchers find it makes us less reliant on stereotypes and preconceived notions, and more curious and open-minded. Our sages built it into the architecture of the day — the blessings an observant Jew says on seeing a rainbow, or a fragrant blossom, or a great scholar, are nothing but little machines for manufacturing wonder, training the mind and body to respond to the world with amazement. — The Heart in the Cockpit (Emotion/Awe/Anxiety/Regret/Empathy)