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by Susan Blackmore (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications (1 Mar 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1851686428
  • ISBN-13: 978-1851686421
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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"A remarkable first-person exploration of the nature of conscious human experience that uses traditional Buddhist meditation practices to address some of the most perplexing questions now confronting science. This highly original book will appeal to anyone who has ever asked the question: 'What on earth is going on here?'" --Stephen Batchelor - author of 'Buddhism without Beliefs'

"Combines the intelligence of the philosopher and the mindfulness of a Buddhist practitioner, with the rigour of a scientist. A thought-provoking book and essential for anyone wanting to answer the eternal questions, Who am I? and What is it all about?" --Peter Fenwick - Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry and Consultant Neuropsychiatrist at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford

"Susan Blackmore, a pioneer in the emerging field of consciousness studies, shows how to explore consciousness from within. Drawing on years of meditation practice, she shows that it is questions - not answers - that lead to knowledge. A stimulating, humorous, and engaging read." --Jack Petranker - Buddhist teacher, scholar in consciousness studies, and founder of the Center for Creative Inquiry

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Who are you? When are you? What were you conscious of a moment ago? This groundbreaking book sees acclaimed psychologist Susan Blackmore combining the latest scientific theories about mind, self, and consciousness, with a lifetime's practice of Zen. Alongside her research on consciousness and memes, Susan Blackmore has been practising Zen for over twenty-five years; not as a Buddhist, but as a scientist who longs to understand the mind. Many neuroscientists and philosophers believe that we need first-person approaches as well as third-person scientific research in order to fully comprehend consciousness. In Ten Zen Questions, she brings the two together for the first time. Seeking to understand whether personal experience can help penetrate the scientific mystery of consciousness, she uses traditional techniques of calming the mind and looking directly into experience as she delves into ten great questions, including How does thought arise?, Am I conscious now?, and the Zen koan There is no time. What is memory? Featuring the ten questions, a critical response from her Zen master, and lively illustrations, Ten Zen Questions offers a revolutionary way to try to understand who we are. This is not the kind of book that provides final - or easy - answers, but instead offers an inspiring exploration of how intellectual enquiry and meditation can tackle the questions behind some of today's greatest scientific mysteries.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Introduction, 15 May 2009
Coming from the perspective of someone unfamiliar with the spiritual concepts contained in this book, I found it a remarkable, unique read. Using science and theories of consciousness as an 'in', it seemed to me to be a great, unusual approach to Zen Buddhism.
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4 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars whats this all about?, 7 April 2009
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Its a bit of a mishmash of a book,thats trying to be a lot of things and succeeds in nothing. Bit of pseudo philosophy,bit of psycho babble,bit of neurology, bit of biography. Even throws in a few scribled pictures to pad it out a bit. If this is supposed to be one of those 'memes' its not very infectious.
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5.0 out of 5 stars the real thing, 1 Feb 2010
The book is accused by one reviewer of being a mish-mash and full of psycho-babble. I think, with respect (or without) that the reviewer is missing the point. The book is experiential. It's the reverse of psycho-babble, which is an evasion of thought and an avoidance of difficult truths. Ms B is trying to do something exceptionally difficult - she is trying (and for me, succeeding remarkably well)to record the pattern of her own thoughts, and in summary, her thinking, about how she thinks. This is like trying to chew your own teeth. This honesty to her own thought patterns is very valuable to me, and it's the basis for her effort to bring together meditation and scientifically-based work on consciousness studies. She feels (and she knows a lot more and has experienced a lot more about this stuff than any of us reviewers, so let's have a little respect here, buddy!)that only such a fusion of two approaches will yield her real progress.A recent newspaper article warned about what the author, an academic philosopher, described as "mindfulness lite," by which he meant using mindfulness as a placebo for avoiding profound and uncomfortable truths, the sort of truth that the tough guys of Buddhist meditation seek to realise: that the self - me - is an illusion, for example. He was arguing that true mindfulness has at its heart these very demanding insights. Well, be assured - this little book is not mindfulness lite, it's the real thing. Such a personal journey is not going to be a comforting or easy read (though it is easy TO read.)I am still ingesting this book, a chapter at time, and it's not touching the sides, it's so good. Thanks, Ms B.
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