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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... Major acetylcholine systems 165 Figure 6 A hippocampal crossroad and the limbic circuitry 183 Figure 7 Dopamine and serotonin systems 198 Figure 8 Dopamine and norepinephrine metabolism 200 Figure 9 Norepinephrine systems 202 Figure 10 ...
... Major Zen Schools 10 Table 2 Comparisons between the Mystical Path and Schizophrenic Reactions 31 Table 3 Premises with the I - Me - Mine 44 Table 4 Opioids and Their Receptors 216 Table 5 " First " and " Second " Visual Systems 241 ...
... major peaks of enlightenment . Their insight - wisdom is next to impossible to describe . Even so , these fragile events inspired our major religions in ways that still shape our cultural development . Aldous Huxley called mankind's ...
... major areas : ( 1 ) Zen What is it ? ( 2 ) The human 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 ...
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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 |