Beyond the self : conversations between Buddhism and neuroscience / Matthieu Ricard and Wolf Singer.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Ricard, Matthieu, author.

Standardized Title:

• Cerveau & méditation. English

Language:

• English
• French

Subjects (All):

• Neurosciences--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
• Buddhism--Psychology.

Physical Description:

x, 282 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2017]

Contents:

• 1 Meditation and the Brain p. 1
• A Science of Mind p. 1
• Awareness and Mental Constructs p. 5
• Working with Emotions p. 9
• Gradual and Lasting Changes p. 11
• Outer and Inner Enrichment p. 13
• Processes of Neuronal Changes p. 15
• Emotional Nuances p. 18
• Effortless Skills p. 18
• Relating to the World p. 21
• How Young Can One Start to Meditate? p. 23
• Mental Distortions p. 25
• Attention and Cognitive Control p. 25
• Attentional Blink p. 32
• Attention, Rumination, and Open Presence p. 36
• Mindfulness and Distraction p. 39
• Consolidating Learning through Sleep p. 42
• Compassion and Action p. 48
• Compassion, Meditation, and Brain Coherence p. 50
• Altruism and Well-Being p. 55
• Magic Moments p. 56
• Could Feedback Replace Mind Training? p. 57
• Are There Limits to Mind Training? p. 63
• Meditation and Action p. 67
• 2 Dealing with Subconscious Processes and Emotions p. 73
• On the Nature of the Unconscious p. 73
• Side Effects of Meditation p. 77
• Love versus Attachment p. 82
• On the joy of Inner Peace p. 84
• Watching the Mind, Training the Mind p. 87
• 3 How Do We Know What We Know? p. 91
• What Reality Do We Perceive? p. 91
• How Do We Acquire Knowledge? p. 96
• Can There Be Valid Cognition of Some Aspects of Knowledge? p. 100
• Is Cognitive Delusion Inescapable? p. 104
• Each Person to His or Her Own Reality p. 110
• Is There an Objective Reality "Out There"? p. 111
• Causality as a Correlate of Interdependence p. 114
• Constructing and Deconstructing Reality p. 117
• Refining the Tools of Introspection p. 121
• First-, Second-, and Third-Person Experience p. 123
• A Physician and a Cure p. 126
• The Ethics of Practice and Science p. 128
• Three Aspects of Buddhist Philosophy p. 129
• 4 Investigating the Self p. 137
• Investigating the Self p. 140
• The Self Exists in a Conventional Way p. 144
• The Self and Freedom p. 146
• Weak Self, Strong Mind p. 147
• Ego and Egolessness p. 151
• The Scourge of Rumination p. 153
• Who's in Charge Here? p. 156
• 5 Free Will, Responsibility, and Justice p. 161
• The Process of Decision Making p. 161
• The Responsibility to Change p. 177
• Free Will and the Range of Choices p. 182
• Attenuating Circumstances p. 185
• Looking with the Eyes of a Doctor p. 188
• True Rehabilitation p. 191
• Horrendous Deviations p. 195
• Breaking the Cycle of Hate p. 197
• Is There a Self That Bears the Responsibility? p. 200
• Can One Prove Free Will? p. 203
• Architects of the Future p. 207
• 6 The Nature of Consciousness p. 211
• Something Rather Than Nothing p. 211
• Cultivating States of Subtle Consciousness or Pure Awareness p. 226
• On Various Levels of Consciousness p. 230
• Puzzling Experiences p. 246
• Remembering Past Lives? p. 253
• What Can Be Learned From Near-Death Experiences? p. 256
• Could Consciousness Be Made of Something Other Than Matter? p. 258.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9780262036948
• 0262036940

OCLC:

978286355