Mind, Brain and the Path to Happiness: A GUIDE TO BUDDHIST MIND TRAINING AND THE NEUROSCIENCE OF MEDITATION
Author:   Dusana Dorjee (Bangor University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415626149


Pages:   158
Publication Date:   16 August 2013
Format:   Paperback
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Mind, Brain and the Path to Happiness: A GUIDE TO BUDDHIST MIND TRAINING AND THE NEUROSCIENCE OF MEDITATION


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Author:   Dusana Dorjee (Bangor University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9780415626149


ISBN 10:   0415626145
Pages:   158
Publication Date:   16 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. Chapter One: Kinds of Happiness. Chapter Two: Intention, Human Potential and Dzogchen. Chapter Three: Attention Training. Chapter Four: Emotional Balance. Chapter Five: Exploring Consciousness. Chapter Six: Implications for the Science of Meditation and the Practitioner. Bibliography. Glossary.

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This book, written by a research cognitive neuroscientist who is also a recognized teacher within the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition, offers a wonderfully accessible and authoritative account of this comprehensive path to greater well-being and inner freedom, and describes how it links with the latest neuroscientific research. John Teasdale, PhD, co-author 'The Mindful Way Through Depression.'


This book, written by a research cognitive neuroscientist who is also a recognized teacher within the Tibetan Dzogchen tradition, offers a wonderfully accessible and authoritative account of this comprehensive path to greater well-being and inner freedom, and describes how it links with the latest neuroscientific research. -John Teasdale, PhD, co-author 'The Mindful Way Through Depression.' ...[T]hose new to contemplative science will find this book of value...Summing Up: Recommended. -M Uebel, University of Texas, CHOICE


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Dusana Dorjee, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist, lecturer and research lead at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice in the School of Psychology at Bangor University. Her research investigates how meditation, particularly mindfulness, enhances well-being and modifies the mind and brain. Dusana is also a long-term meditation practitioner and teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of Dzogchen.

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