Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and ConsciousnessMIT Press, 1999-06-04 - 868 psl. 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. |
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... Brains 386 89 The Ins and Outs of Imagery 388 90 The Tachistoscope 390 91 The Descent of Charles Darwin : Computer ... Brain ? 418 101 102 Levels and Sequences of Psychedelic Experiences after LSD The Miracle of Marsh Chapel 426 436 ...
... Brain 660 155 Expressing Zen in Action 154 The Celebration of Nature 156 The Other Side of Zen 664 668 677 157 Still - Evolving Brains in Still - Evolving Societies 158 Commentary on the Trait Change of Ongoing Enlightenment 683 691 In ...
... brain . J. Krishnamurti ( 1895-1986 ) 1 During rare , spontaneous moments , experiences of very special quality and great import emerge from the depths of the human brain . To each person , these awak- enings seem awesomely new . What ...
... brain — How does it actually function ? ( 3 ) Meditation and enlightened states — What really goes on during these ? Stimulated by these questions , I have gone on to try to answer some of them in this book , to make the conceptual ...
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Zen and the Brain– Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness James H. Austin Peržiūra negalima - 1999 |
Zen and the Brain– Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness James H. Austin Peržiūra negalima - 1998 |