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Book Title
Zen and the Brain
Publication Date
1999-06-04
Pages
872
ISBN
0262511096
Subject Area
Religion, Body, Mind & Spirit, Philosophy, Medical
Publication Name
Zen and the Brain : Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness
Publisher
MIT Press
Item Length
9.8 in
Subject
Mindfulness & Meditation, Mind & Body, Neuroscience, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen)
Publication Year
1999
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.8 in
Author
James H. Austin
Item Weight
54 Oz
Item Width
7.3 in
Number of Pages
868 Pages
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Publisher
MIT Press
ISBN-10
0262511096
ISBN-13
9780262511094
eBay Product ID (ePID)
303683

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
868 Pages
Publication Name
Zen and the Brain : Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Subject
Mindfulness & Meditation, Mind & Body, Neuroscience, Buddhism / Zen (See Also Philosophy / Zen)
Type
Textbook
Author
James H. Austin
Subject Area
Religion, Body, Mind & Spirit, Philosophy, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
54 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
7.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-024693
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
294.3/422
Synopsis
A neuroscientist and Zen practitioner interweaves the latest research on the brain with his personal narrative of Zen. Aldous Huxley called humankind's basic trend toward spiritual growth the "perennial philosophy." In the view of James Austin, the trend implies a "perennial psychophysiology"--because awakening, or enlightenment, occurs only when the human brain undergoes substantial changes. What are the peak experiences of enlightenment? How could these states profoundly enhance, and yet simplify, the workings of the brain? Zen and the Brain presents the latest evidence. In this book Zen Buddhism becomes the opening wedge for an extraordinarily wide-ranging exploration of consciousness. In order to understand which brain mechanisms produce Zen states, one needs some understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the brain. Austin, both a neurologist and a Zen practitioner, interweaves the most recent brain research with the personal narrative of his Zen experiences. The science is both inclusive and rigorous; the Zen sections are clear and evocative. Along the way, Austin examines such topics as similar states in other disciplines and religions, sleep and dreams, mental illness, consciousness-altering drugs, and the social consequences of the advanced stage of ongoing enlightenment., A neuroscientist and Zen practitioner interweaves the latest research on the brain with his personal narrative of Zen. Aldous Huxley called humankind's basic trend toward spiritual growth the perennial philosophy. In the view of James Austin, the trend implies a perennial psychophysiology--because awakening, or enlightenment, occurs only when the human brain undergoes substantial changes. What are the peak experiences of enlightenment? How could these states profoundly enhance, and yet simplify, the workings of the brain? Zen and the Brain presents the latest evidence. In this book Zen Buddhism becomes the opening wedge for an extraordinarily wide-ranging exploration of consciousness. In order to understand which brain mechanisms produce Zen states, one needs some understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and chemistry of the brain. Austin, both a neurologist and a Zen practitioner, interweaves the most recent brain research with the personal narrative of his Zen experiences. The science is both inclusive and rigorous; the Zen sections are clear and evocative. Along the way, Austin examines such topics as similar states in other disciplines and religions, sleep and dreams, mental illness, consciousness-altering drugs, and the social consequences of the advanced stage of ongoing enlightenment., A neuroscientist and Zen practitioner interweaves the latest research on the brain with his personal narrative of Zen.

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