James H. Austin

Meditating Selflessly

Practical Neural Zen

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A guide to Zen meditative practice informed by the latest findings in brain research.This is not the usual kind of self-help book. Indeed, its major premise heeds a Zen master's advice to be less self-centered. Yes, it is one more book of words about Zen, as the author concedes, yet this book explains meditative practices from the perspective of a neural Zen. The latest findings in brain research inform its suggestions. In Meditating Selflessly, James Austin—Zen practitioner, neurologist, and author of three acclaimed books on Zen and neuroscience—guides readers toward that open awareness already awaiting them on the cushion and in the natura… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-0-262-52519-0
EAN: 9780262525190
Produktnummer: 16414633
Verlag: MIT Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 280 S.
Abbildungen: Farb. Abb.

Über den Autor

James H. Austin, a clinical neurologist, researcher, and Zen practitioner for more than three decades, is Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Courtesy Professor of Neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is the author of Zen and the Brain, Chase, Chance, and Creativity, Zen-Brain Reflections, Selfless Insight, Meditating Selflessly, and Zen-Brain Horizons, all published by the MIT Press. For more information, please visit www.zenandthebrain.com.