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"This book shows clearly and compellingly how Buddhism and other spiritual traditions may help enrich our understanding of the mind and its role in nature, without reducing it merely to a material function or property of the brain."--H. H. the Dalai Lama"Any scientist serious about his or her avocation will find this book a thought-provoking and rewarding read. Wallace and Hodel make a very reasonable point: since the mind is a primary instrument that allows scientific theory and understanding to occur, should not a thorough and rigorous study of all aspects of that instrument itself be undertaken in order to better assess scientific theory and understanding? This provocative and beautifully written book is absorbing and well worth reading for anyone interested in delving into the nature of things."--Elizabeth Blackburn, Recipient of the Albert Lasker Award for Medical Research
"In these few pages Wallace and Hodel cover the whole spectrum of Buddhism and science--from the moving narrative of Alan's life through the fallacies of scientific materialism, and on to the heart of the ancient Buddhist science of consciousness and how it speaks to the modern sciences of the mind. An invaluable introduction to the story of science and Buddhist contemplative inquiry."--Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology, and co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science
"This is science writing at its absolute best--fascinating, brilliantly written and argued, relevant and accessible to anybody, scientist and lay person alike. Wallace and Hodel offer a unique counterweight to scientism and provide a compass for nurturing an authentically scientific investigationof the phenomenon of mind. There is so much caring, clarity, and energy in this extraordinary book, I couldn't put it down. If you want to situate meditation in the human repertoire and realize how it contributes to understanding ourselves as a sentient species in a complex universe, this book is an absolute must."--Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, Professor of Medicine emeritus, University of Massachusetts Medical School, and author of Coming to Our Senses
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This book has the potential to be the Tao of Physics or the Dancing Wu Li Masters for the present day. With lively language, Alan Wallace puts the issues surrounding science and spirituality into perspective for the layperson without watering them down. He shows that the present split between these two fields of inquiry can be resolved through following a middle way that moves between an absolutely physical view of the universe and a nebulous spirituality based on wishful thinking.The first half of the book describes a history of science from the Greeks to the present that is fun to read as well as instructive. The second part of the book explores what mind is, drawing on the contemplative traditions of the Middle and Far East. A meeting ground between these two worlds is revealed through pointing to the many nonmaterial aspects of reality found by science and to the subtle and systematic understanding of mind developed by contemplative traditions. Modern research using sophisticated EEG and FMRI devices is now providing hard data that substantiate the claims of spiritual traditions. After demonstrating the many benefits of meditation, Wallace provides a final section of simple instruction on how to begin the path of investigating one's own mind. The journey of this book will take readers from an outmoded perspective centered on an external world into the heart of their own minds and the most recent advances in science.
"This book shows clearly and compellingly how Buddhism and other spiritual traditions may help enrich our understanding of the mind and its role in nature, without reducing it merely to a material function or property of the brain."--H. H. the Dalai Lama"Any scientist serious about his or her avocation will find this book a thought-provoking and rewarding read. Wallace and Hodel make a very reasonable point: since the mind is a primary instrument that allows scientific theory and understanding to occur, should not a thorough and rigorous study of all aspects of that instrument itself be undertaken in order to better assess scientific theory and understanding? This provocative and beautifully written book is absorbing and well worth reading for anyone interested in delving into the nature of things."--Elizabeth Blackburn, Recipient of the Albert Lasker Award for Medical Research
"In these few pages Wallace and Hodel cover the whole spectrum of Buddhism and science--from the moving narrative of Alan's life through the fallacies of scientific materialism, and on to the heart of the ancient Buddhist science of consciousness and how it speaks to the modern sciences of the mind. An invaluable introduction to the story of science and Buddhist contemplative inquiry."--Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor, Claremont School of Theology, and co-editor of the Oxford Handbook of Religion and Science
"This is science writing at its absolute best--fascinating, brilliantly written and argued, relevant and accessible to anybody, scientist and lay person alike. Wallace and Hodel offer a unique counterweight to scientism and provide a compass for nurturing an authentically scientific investigationof the phenomenon of mind. There is so much caring, clarity, and energy in this extraordinary book, I couldn't put it down. If you want to situate meditation in the human repertoire and realize how it contributes to understanding ourselves as a sentient species in a complex universe, this book is an absolute must."--Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, Professor of Medicine emeritus, University of Massachusetts Medical School, and author of Coming to Our Senses
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This book has the potential to be the Tao of Physics or the Dancing Wu Li Masters for the present day. With lively language, Alan Wallace puts the issues surrounding science and spirituality into perspective for the layperson without watering them down. He shows that the present split between these two fields of inquiry can be resolved through following a middle way that moves between an absolutely physical view of the universe and a nebulous spirituality based on wishful thinking.The first half of the book describes a history of science from the Greeks to the present that is fun to read as well as instructive. The second part of the book explores what mind is, drawing on the contemplative traditions of the Middle and Far East. A meeting ground between these two worlds is revealed through pointing to the many nonmaterial aspects of reality found by science and to the subtle and systematic understanding of mind developed by contemplative traditions. Modern research using sophisticated EEG and FMRI devices is now providing hard data that substantiate the claims of spiritual traditions. After demonstrating the many benefits of meditation, Wallace provides a final section of simple instruction on how to begin the path of investigating one's own mind. The journey of this book will take readers from an outmoded perspective centered on an external world into the heart of their own minds and the most recent advances in science.
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