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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37187487 Title: Zen and the brain : toward an understanding of meditation and consciousness Author: James H Austin Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998. ISBN/ISSN: 0262011646 9780262011648 OCLC:37187487

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Zen and the brain : toward an understanding of meditation and consciousness

Author:	James H Austin
Publisher:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	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 Read more...
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	James H Austin Find more information about:
ISBN:	0262011646 9780262011648
OCLC Number:	37187487
Description:	xxiv, 844 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Contents:	By way of introduction -- pt. I. Starting to point toward Zen -- pt. II. Meditating -- pt. III. Neurologizing -- pt. IV. Exploring states of consciousness -- pt. V. Quickening -- pt. VI. Turning in : the absorptions -- pt. VII. Turning out : the awakenings -- pt. VIII. Being and beyond : to the stage of ongoing enlightenment -- In closing -- Appendixes -- A. Introduction to The Heart Sutra -- B. Selections from Affirmation of Faith in Mind -- C. Suggested further reading -- Glossary.
Responsibility:	James H. Austin.

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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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