Zen and the brain : toward an understanding of meditation and consciousness /
Austin, James H., 1925-
Zen and the brain : toward an understanding of meditation and consciousness / James H. Austin. - 2nd MIT pbk. ed. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1999, c1998. - xxiv, 844 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [712]-[825]) and index.
Part 1: Starting to point toward Zen -- Part 2: Meditating -- Part 3: Neurologizing -- Part 4: Exploring states of consciousness -- Part 5: Quickening -- Part 6: Turning in: the absorptions -- Part 7: Turning out: the awakenings -- Part 8: Being and beyond: to the stage of ongoing enlightenment.
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
0262011646 (hc : alk. paper) 9780262011648 (hc : alk. paper) 0262511096 (pb) 9780262511094 (pb)
Meditation--Zen Buddhism--Physiological aspects.
Meditation--Zen Buddhism--Psychology.
Consciousness--Religious aspects--Zen Buddhism.
Zen Buddhism.
Brain--physiology.
Buddhism.
Consciousness--physiology.
Meditation.
BQ9288 / .A96 1998
294.3/422
Zen and the brain : toward an understanding of meditation and consciousness / James H. Austin. - 2nd MIT pbk. ed. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1999, c1998. - xxiv, 844 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [712]-[825]) and index.
Part 1: Starting to point toward Zen -- Part 2: Meditating -- Part 3: Neurologizing -- Part 4: Exploring states of consciousness -- Part 5: Quickening -- Part 6: Turning in: the absorptions -- Part 7: Turning out: the awakenings -- Part 8: Being and beyond: to the stage of ongoing enlightenment.
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
0262011646 (hc : alk. paper) 9780262011648 (hc : alk. paper) 0262511096 (pb) 9780262511094 (pb)
Meditation--Zen Buddhism--Physiological aspects.
Meditation--Zen Buddhism--Psychology.
Consciousness--Religious aspects--Zen Buddhism.
Zen Buddhism.
Brain--physiology.
Buddhism.
Consciousness--physiology.
Meditation.
BQ9288 / .A96 1998
294.3/422