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. |
Knygos viduje
Rezultatai 1–5 iš 66
... Kensho : London , 1982 536 129 What Is My Original Face ? 540 130 Major Characteristics of Insight - Wisdom in Kensho 131 Prajna : Insight - Wisdom 542 545 132 Suchness 549 133 Direct Perception of the Eternally Perfect World 554 134 ...
... Kensho , Personal and Neurological 143 Selective Mechanisms Underlying Kensho Third Zen - Brain Mondo 593 613 622 Part VIII Being and Beyond : To the Stage of Ongoing Enlightenment 145 The State of Ultimate Pure Being 627 146 The Power ...
... Preludes with Potential : Dark Nights and Depressions 584 142 Reflections on Kensho , Personal and Neurological 593 152 Etching In and Out 653 155 Expressing Zen in Action 668 List of Figures Figure 1 The ordinary self / other II.
... kensho 594 Figure 19 The mental field of insight - wisdom ( kensho - satori , State VII ) 610 Figure 20 A field of paradox : contrasting aspects of Zen 678 List of Tables Table 1 The Two Major Zen Schools III.
... Contrasting Types of Visual Experience Related to Space 574 Table 19 Differences between Having the Eyes Open and the Eyes Closed 582 Preface .. I don't know what you mean when you Table 20 596 The Flashing Sequences in Kensho IV.
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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 |