Zen and the Brain

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James H. Austin, a clinical neurologist, researcher, and Zen practitioner for more than three decades, is Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Courtesy Professor of Neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is the author of Zen and the Brain; Chase, Chance, and Creativity; Zen-Brain Reflections; Selfless Insight; and Meditating Selflessly, all published by the MIT Press.

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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

Starting to point toward Zen; meditating; neurologizing; exploring states of consciousness; quickening; turning in - the absorptions; turning out - the awakenings; being and beyond - to the stage of ongoing enlightenment. Appendices: introduction to "The Heart Sutra"; selections from "Affirmation of Faith and Mind".

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