Zen and the brain toward an understanding of meditation and consciousness
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...
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| Format: | UnknownFormat |
| Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge, Mass. u.a.
MIT Press
1998
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> Bouddhisme zen
> Conscience - Aspect religieux - Bouddhisme
> Consciência (percepção)
> Hersenen
> Meditatie
> Meditação (religião)
> Méditation - Bouddhisme zen - Aspect physiologique
> Méditation - Bouddhisme zen - Psychologie
> Neurosciences
> Religião
> Zen budismo
> Zen
> Religion
> Brain
> physiology
> Buddhism
> Consciousness
> Religious aspects
> Meditation
> Zen Buddhism
> Psychology
> Physiologie
> Bewusstsein
> Psychologie
> Neurologie
> Zen-Buddhismus
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | 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. |
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| Beschreibung: | XXIV, 844 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0262011646 0-262-01164-6 |