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An edition of Zen and the Brain (1998)

Zen and the brain

toward an understanding of meditation and consciousness

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  • 1 Currently reading

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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MIT Press
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English
Pages
844

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Consciousness, Meditation, Physiological aspects, Psychology, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Consciousness, Zen Buddhism, General, RELIGION, Buddhism, Popular Works, Physiology, Conscience, Bouddhisme zen, Bewustzijn, Aspect religieux, Meditatie, Aspect physiologique, Zen, Méditation, Bouddhisme, Hirnforschung, Consciência (percepção), Zen-Buddhismus, Hersenen, Brain, Psychologie, Religião, Zen budismo, Meditação (religião), Bewusstsein, Meditation, buddhism

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Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness
July 2, 1999, The MIT Press
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1998, MIT Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [712]-[713] and index.

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294.3/422
Library of Congress
BQ9288 .A96 1998, BQ9288.A96 1998, BQ9288 .A96 1998eb

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xxiv, 844 p. :
Number of pages
844

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OL678337M
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97024693
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45728014, 37187487
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65668
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