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James H. Austin

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Description:This sequel to the widely read Zen and the Brain continues James Austin'sexplorations into the key interrelationships between Zen Buddhism and brain research. In Zen-BrainReflections, Austin, a clinical neurologist, researcher, and Zen practitioner, examines the evolvingpsychological processes and brain changes associated with the path of long-range meditativetraining. Austin draws not only on the latest neuroscience research and new neuroimaging studies butalso on Zen literature and his personal experience with alternate states of consciousness.Zen-BrainReflections takes up where the earlier book left off. It addresses such questions as: how doplacebos and acupuncture change the brain? Can neuroimaging studies localize the sites where ournotions of self arise? How can the latest brain imaging methods monitor meditators more effectively?How do long years of meditative training plus brief enlightened states produce pivotaltransformations in the physiology of the brain? In many chapters testable hypotheses suggest ways tocorrelate normal brain functions and meditative training with the phenomena of extraordinary statesof consciousness.After briefly introducing the topic of Zen and describing recent research intomeditation, Austin reviews the latest studies on the amygdala, frontotemporal interactions, andparalimbic extensions of the limbic system. He then explores different states of consciousness, boththe early superficial absorptions and the later, major "peak experiences." This discussion beginswith the states called kensho and satori and includes a fresh analysis of their several differentexpressions of "oneness." He points beyond the still more advanced states toward that rare ongoingstage of enlightenment that is manifest as "sage wisdom."Finally, with reference to a delayed"moonlight" phase of kensho, Austin envisions novel links between migraines and metaphors, moonlightand mysticism. The Zen perspective on the self and consciousness is an ancient one. Readers willdiscover how relevant Zen is to the neurosciences, and how each field can illuminate theother.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Zen-Brain Reflections: Reviewing Recent Developments in Meditation and States of Consciousness (The MIT Press). To get started finding Zen-Brain Reflections: Reviewing Recent Developments in Meditation and States of Consciousness (The MIT Press), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This sequel to the widely read Zen and the Brain continues James Austin'sexplorations into the key interrelationships between Zen Buddhism and brain research. In Zen-BrainReflections, Austin, a clinical neurologist, researcher, and Zen practitioner, examines the evolvingpsychological processes and brain changes associated with the path of long-range meditativetraining. Austin draws not only on the latest neuroscience research and new neuroimaging studies butalso on Zen literature and his personal experience with alternate states of consciousness.Zen-BrainReflections takes up where the earlier book left off. It addresses such questions as: how doplacebos and acupuncture change the brain? Can neuroimaging studies localize the sites where ournotions of self arise? How can the latest brain imaging methods monitor meditators more effectively?How do long years of meditative training plus brief enlightened states produce pivotaltransformations in the physiology of the brain? In many chapters testable hypotheses suggest ways tocorrelate normal brain functions and meditative training with the phenomena of extraordinary statesof consciousness.After briefly introducing the topic of Zen and describing recent research intomeditation, Austin reviews the latest studies on the amygdala, frontotemporal interactions, andparalimbic extensions of the limbic system. He then explores different states of consciousness, boththe early superficial absorptions and the later, major "peak experiences." This discussion beginswith the states called kensho and satori and includes a fresh analysis of their several differentexpressions of "oneness." He points beyond the still more advanced states toward that rare ongoingstage of enlightenment that is manifest as "sage wisdom."Finally, with reference to a delayed"moonlight" phase of kensho, Austin envisions novel links between migraines and metaphors, moonlightand mysticism. The Zen perspective on the self and consciousness is an ancient one. Readers willdiscover how relevant Zen is to the neurosciences, and how each field can illuminate theother.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Zen-Brain Reflections: Reviewing Recent Developments in Meditation and States of Consciousness (The MIT Press). To get started finding Zen-Brain Reflections: Reviewing Recent Developments in Meditation and States of Consciousness (The MIT Press), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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