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100 1 $aAustin, James H.,$d1925-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97060372
245 10 $aZen and the brain :$btoward an understanding of meditation and consciousness /$cJames H. Austin.
260 $aCambridge, MA :$bMIT Press,$c1998.
263 $a9802
300 $axxiv, 844 pages :$billustrations (some color) ;$c26 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [712]-824) and index.
505 00 $tChapters Containing Testable Hypotheses --$gPt. I.$tStarting to Point toward Zen --$gPt. II.$tMeditating --$gPt. III.$tNeurologizing --$gPt. IV.$tExploring States of Consciousness --$gPt. V.$tQuickening --$gPt. VI.$tTurning In: The Absorptions --$gPt. VII.$tTurning Out: The Awakenings --$gPt. VIII.$tBeing and Beyond: To the Stage of Ongoing Enlightenment --$gApp. A.$tIntroduction to The Heart Sutra --$gApp. B.$tSelections from Affirmation of Faith in Mind.
520 $aIn 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.
520 8 $aAlong 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.
650 0 $aMeditation$xBuddhism$xPhysiological aspects.
650 0 $aMeditation$xBuddhism$xPsychology.
650 0 $aConsciousness$xReligious aspects$xZen Buddhism.
650 0 $aZen Buddhism.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85149720
852 00 $bsci$hBQ9288$i.A96 1998
852 00 $bglx$hBQ9288$i.A96 1998