Where Buddhism meets neuroscience : conversations with the Dalai Lama on the spiritual and scientific views of our minds

Bstan-ʼdzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- author.

Book 2018

"Organized by the Mind and Life Institute, this discussion addresses some of the most troublesome questions that have driven a wedge between Western science and religion. Where Buddhism Meets Neuroscience resulted from meetings of the Dalai Lama and a group of eminent neuroscientists and psychiatrists. Is the mind an ephemeral side effect of the brain's physical processes? Are there forms of consciousness so subtle that science has not yet identi...

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Explore Topics & Themes:

Brain Psychophysiology

Buddhism Psychology

Consciousness Physiological aspects

Consciousness Religious aspects Buddhism

Part of a Series:

Core teachings of the Dalai Lama

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ISBN:

9781559394789

Description:

x, 204 pages ; 22 cm

Notes:

"The book was previously published under the title Consciousness at the Crossroads"--Title page verso
Includes bibliographical references and index

LCCN:

2018007116

Control Number:

2598114

Other Authors:

Churchland, Patricia Smith, contributor
Damasio, Antonio R., contributor
Hobson, J. Allan, 1933- contributor
Houshmand, Zara, editor
Judd, Lewis L., contributor
Livingston, Robert B. (Robert Burr), 1918-2002, editor
Mind & Life Institute
Squire, Larry R., contributor
Thupten Jinpa, translator
Wallace, B. Alan, editor, translator

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