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Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
216 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Fascinated by science since boyhood, the Dalai Lama, unlike fundamentalists who resist scientific realities, has become convinced that a dialogue between religion and science will advance the wisdom of both disciplines and greatly benefit humankind. He explains why in illuminating explications of how Buddhism and science are both predicated on focused observation, reasoning, and the ability to abandon outmoded ideas in the ongoing search for reality....
Author
Publisher
Hierophant Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 164 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this groundbreaking book, neuropsychology professor Chris Niebauer writes that the latest research in neuropsychology is now confirming a fundamental tenet of Buddhism, what is called Anatta, or the doctrine of "no self." Niebauer writes that our sense of self, or what we commonly refer to as the ego, is an illusion created entirely by the left side of the brain. Niebauer is quick to point out that this doesn't mean that the self doesn't exist,...
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xviii, 283 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Is it really possible to change the structure and function of the brain, and in so doing alter how we think and feel? The answer is a resounding yes. In late 2004, leading Western scientists joined the Dalai Lama at his home in Dharamsala, India, to address this very question--and in the process brought about a revolution in our understanding of the human mind. In this fascinating and far-reaching book, Wall Street Journal science writer Sharon Begley...
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