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How the World Can be the Way it is: Inquiry for the New Millennium into Science, Philosophy and Perception
 
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How the World Can be the Way it is: Inquiry for the New Millennium into Science, Philosophy and Perception (Hardcover)

by Steve Hagen (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 344 pages
  • Publisher: Quest Books,U.S. (Sep 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0835607194
  • ISBN-13: 978-0835607193
  • Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 619,632 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Synopsis
Uses examples from physics, philosophy, and Zen teachings to describe a purely objective style of perception.

From the Author
Reality and perception vs. illusion and conception.
HOW THE WORLD CAN BE THE WAY IT IS is about resolving the confusion between how we imagine the world in our minds and how it actually is. I see that the book is billed as "warm and witty"; while it has some warmth and wit to it, it's not a book of humor or sweetness. It's a serious look at the nature of perception and reality. Readers will also be interested in my new book, BUDDHISM PLAIN AND SIMPLE, to be published by Tuttle in October.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars How it really is, 18 Oct 2004
This book is a must for anyone that has more than a passing interest in any of the following:
1. Philosophy
2. Science
3. Buddhism

It has the kind of detail and focus that is saddly lacking in the majority of books that tackle these lofty subjects, but it is expressed in a way that is down to earth and easy to read.

If you truly have an interest in "what really is real" and can stand having your head unscrewed, readjusted and screwed back on again, then this is the book for you. Outstanding.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant and compelling argument for awareness-based, 25 Oct 1998
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Steve Hagen spent a number of years as a "science researcher" prior to embarking on the study and practice of Buddhism, and his writing is largely reflective of that orientation. Steve Hagen has managed to express the ancient wisdom of Buddhism in a language which resonates for me with the greatest clarity and force. And for that I am deeply grateful.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for the serious student, 28 Sep 1998
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The title of Steve Hagen's book is as fittingly paradoxical as its contents. Although it begins as a fairly straightforward dissection of how our brains/bodies process the outside world - the chronically piecemeal conceptual mind - and how this always gives rise to dissatisfaction, it soon launches into quantum physics and becomes quite a serious scientific analysis (although it is still expressed in layman's terms). It's stimulating and challenging (especially for this 'soft humanities' brain) and definitely recommended if you want a handle on "a world without handles".
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