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"In this monumental work, the author marshals the evidence from neuroscience to help clarify which brain mechanisms underlie the subjective states of Zen, and employs Zen to 'illuminate' how the brain 'works' in various states of consciousness. By 'monumental' I refer not merely to the size but to the breadth and depth of coverage of the book."--George Adelman, Editor of "The Encyclopedia of Neuroscience"
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"This is a book written with passion and seriousness." Psychoanalytic Books "In this monumental work, the author marshals the evidence fromneuroscience to help clarify which brain mechanisms underlie the subjectivestates of Zen, and employs Zen to 'illuminate' how the brain 'works' invarious states of consciousness. By 'monumental' I refer not merely to thesize but to the breadth and depth of coverage of the book." George Adelman , Editor of The Encyclopedia of Neuroscience "... remarkable in its synthesis of the mystical point of view withthe scientific." Bodhi Tree Book Review
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Written from the inside of two lifelong practices : Zen (zazen) and neuroscience, this book is to my eyes a living proof that science and spirituality can really walk together on the same path, hand in hand. As a Soto Zen practitioner myself, it filled my heart with profound joy. Thank you, James Austin, and gasshô.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a most remarkable work, of interest both to the practicing Buddhist and to those with an interest in the workings of the brain, by an author who is highly experienced in both areas.
The publishers briefly describe the work as a "Comprehensive text on the evidence from neuroscience that helps to clarify which brain mechanisms underlie the subjective states of Zen, and employs Zen to 'illuminate' how the brain works in various states of consciousness".
Zen Unbound have said of this book "This new book is surely THE most important zen book of the decade..".
The Journal of the American Medical Association (the most widely circulated medical journal in the world) said of this work "Zen and the Brain is well worth reading by those interested in cognitive brain function, especially the mechanics of consciousness. However, it is far from a dry scientific text and would be enjoyable to someone more interested in the philosophical implications"
Zen and the brain also won the 1998 Scientific and Medical Network Book Prize.
The work is written in a most engaging style and is divided into 158 chapters, which makes it very easy to read for such a large work. The work also includes a number of interesting appendices, a very useful glossary and a section containing copious references and notes.
There are also a number of subsequent/follow-up works Zen-Brain Reflections and Selfless Insight, both of which are also excellent and Meditating Selflessly which is due to be published in November 2011.
The publishers briefly describe the work as a "Comprehensive text on the evidence from neuroscience that helps to clarify which brain mechanisms underlie the subjective states of Zen, and employs Zen to 'illuminate' how the brain works in various states of consciousness".
Zen Unbound have said of this book "This new book is surely THE most important zen book of the decade..".
The Journal of the American Medical Association (the most widely circulated medical journal in the world) said of this work "Zen and the Brain is well worth reading by those interested in cognitive brain function, especially the mechanics of consciousness. However, it is far from a dry scientific text and would be enjoyable to someone more interested in the philosophical implications"
Zen and the brain also won the 1998 Scientific and Medical Network Book Prize.
The work is written in a most engaging style and is divided into 158 chapters, which makes it very easy to read for such a large work. The work also includes a number of interesting appendices, a very useful glossary and a section containing copious references and notes.
There are also a number of subsequent/follow-up works Zen-Brain Reflections and Selfless Insight, both of which are also excellent and Meditating Selflessly which is due to be published in November 2011.
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is quite a book to read by a doctor who is looking at the Brain
from a western perspective and trying to align it to an eastern model.
He goes on a journey to Japan and undergoes his own zen path, full of doubt
and fear a good thing and comes up with an greter understanding of zen and the brain.
It is a book that you can read time and time again, and it is a great lesson on how little we know of the brain and our acceptance if at all of what we do not fully understand /comprehend.
It is a real eye opener and each one who reads will have a differing perspective, but we will have gained whatecever it is we need to know at that moment.
from a western perspective and trying to align it to an eastern model.
He goes on a journey to Japan and undergoes his own zen path, full of doubt
and fear a good thing and comes up with an greter understanding of zen and the brain.
It is a book that you can read time and time again, and it is a great lesson on how little we know of the brain and our acceptance if at all of what we do not fully understand /comprehend.
It is a real eye opener and each one who reads will have a differing perspective, but we will have gained whatecever it is we need to know at that moment.
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