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Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge (Columbia Series in Science and Religion)

by: B. Alan Wallace

: Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge (Columbia Series in Science and Religion)
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.3365
EAN: 9780231138345
ISBN: 0231138342
Label: Columbia University Press
Manufacturer: Columbia University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: September 29, 2006
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Sales Rank: 58764
Studio: Columbia University Press



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Science has long treated religion as a set of personal beliefs that have little to do with a rational understanding of the mind and the universe. However, B. Alan Wallace, a respected Buddhist scholar, proposes that the contemplative methodologies of Buddhism and of Western science are capable of being integrated into a single discipline: contemplative science.



The science of consciousness introduces first-person methods of investigating the mind through Buddhist contemplative techniques, such as samatha, an organized, detailed system of training the attention. Just as scientists make observations and conduct experiments with the aid of technology, contemplatives have long tested their own theories with the help of highly developed meditative skills of observation and experimentation. Contemplative science allows for a deeper knowledge of mental phenomena, including a wide range of states of consciousness, and its emphasis on strict mental discipline counteracts the effects of conative (intention and desire), attentional, cognitive, and affective imbalances.



Just as behaviorism, psychology, and neuroscience have all shed light on the cognitive processes that enable us to survive and flourish, contemplative science offers a groundbreaking perspective for expanding our capacity to realize genuine well-being. It also forges a link between the material world and the realm of the subconscious that transcends the traditional science-based understanding of the self.





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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - A Well-Intentioned (But Limited) Effort
B. Alan Wallace seems to be an ideal candidate to write books on the theme of "contemplative science", ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A very informative read.
B. Alan Wallace is a leading scholar and author on this subject. His way of writing in simple language ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - good place to start
dr wallace is a sophisticated scientist who is very experienced in talking about the details of buddhism. ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Contemplative Science
good shape copy of a good readable book. arrived quickly
would have preferred paperback but was ok. ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Not quite what it suggests
Readers be warned: the subtitle to this book,"Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge" is quite misleading ... Read More

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