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Zen-brain horizons : toward a living zen /

A neurologist and Zen practitioner clarifies the benefits of meditative training, drawing on classical Buddhist literature and modern brain research.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Austin, James H., 1925- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2014]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • By way of a personal introduction
  • Looking far back into the distant past
  • Two old men consult the Buddha
  • Neuropsychological aspects of the attentive self
  • Neural correlations of meditating selflessly
  • Buddhist botany 101
  • Looking back into earlier centuries of the Common Era
  • A glimpse of "just this" in Tang dynasty China (618-907)
  • Avian Zen
  • Homage to William James
  • Sampling recent reports
  • Recent clinical information
  • Mindfulness starts as present-moment awareness
  • Subconscious background qualities that can infuse awareness
  • Looking out into the distance above the horizon
  • Reprocessing emotionally traumatic imagery while elevating the gaze
  • Spontaneous color imagery during meditation
  • A way out of the grand delusion
  • Peering into the future
  • New research horizons
  • Resources of enduring happiness; opening to "just this"
  • In closing
  • Appendix A. The forest as a sanctuary for re-creation
  • Appendix B. Potentially useful words and phrases
  • Appendix C. Common acronyms used in brain research
  • Appendix D. Elephants in the living room.