Overview
Calling for a new science of the mind, this proposal recommends combining the contemplative wisdom of some of the world's major religions--Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Taoism--with the scientific approach. Beginning by examining the history of science and demonstrating how it has traditionally ignored the mind--despite its generally accepted role as the instrument through which we perceive and understand the world--the book argues that the meditative techniques practiced for millennia by the world's great spiritual traditions can lead to new dimensions of consciousness and deepen the experience of reality. Pidiendo una nueva ciencia de la mente, esta propuesta recomienda combinar la sabiduría contemplativa de algunas de las grandes religiones del mundo--el budismo, el cristianismo, el hinduismo, el islamismo y el taoísmo--con el enfoque científico. Comenzando por examinar la historia de la ciencia y demostrando como ésta ha tradicionalmente ignorado la mente--a pesar del papel que juega la mente como el instrumento a través del cual percibimos y entendemos el mundo--el libro argumenta que las técnicas meditativas practicadas por las grandes tradiciones espirituales del mundo durante milenios pueden llevar a nuevas dimensiones de conciencia y profundizar en la experiencia de la realidad.
Full Product Details
Author: B Allan Wallace ,
Professor Brian Hodel
Publisher: Editorial Kairos
Imprint: Editorial Kairos
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9788472457164
ISBN 10: 8472457168
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 01 November 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: Spanish
Reviews
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, on the English-language edition A tour de force. --Jon Kabat-Zinn, author, Full Catastrophe Living , on the English-language edition 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, on the English-language edition A tour de force. Jon Kabat-Zinn, author, Full Catastrophe Living, on the English-language edition A tour de force. Jon Kabat-Zinn, author, Full Catastrophe Living, on the English-language edition
A tour de force. Jon Kabat-Zinn, author, Full Catastrophe Living, on the English-language edition
"""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, on the English-language edition ""A tour de force."" --Jon Kabat-Zinn, author, Full Catastrophe Living, on the English-language edition"
Author Information
B. Allan Wallace is a lecturer, a writer, and the author of The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind and A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life. He trained for 14 years as a Buddhist monk and is the founder of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, which explores the integration of scientific approaches and contemplative methods. He lives in Santa Barbara, California. Brian Hodel is a freelance journalist and book editor.
