LEADER 03585oam 2200685Ma 450 001 9910828640503321 005 20190503073400.0 010 $a0-262-29771-X 010 $a1-283-30294-2 010 $a9786613302946 010 $a0-262-30015-X 024 8 $a9786613302946 035 $a(CKB)2550000000063535 035 $a(EBL)3339328 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000539060 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12193134 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000539060 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10576682 035 $a(PQKB)11534194 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3339328 035 $a(OCoLC)767579295$z(OCoLC)772081491$z(OCoLC)778616608$z(OCoLC)816867528$z(OCoLC)857960957$z(OCoLC)961584404$z(OCoLC)962695834$z(OCoLC)966211597$z(OCoLC)988429366$z(OCoLC)990645222$z(OCoLC)992090381$z(OCoLC)1037906060$z(OCoLC)1038621715$z(OCoLC)1045523967$z(OCoLC)1065844412$z(OCoLC)1081227556$z(OCoLC)1083619350 035 $a(OCoLC-P)767579295 035 $a(MaCbMITP)8876 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3339328 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10509224 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL330294 035 $a(OCoLC)767579295 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000063535 100 $a20101222d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMeditating selflessly $epractical neural Zen /$fJames H. Austin 210 $aCambridge, Mass. $cMIT Press$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (278 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-262-52519-4 311 $a0-262-01587-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $apt. 1. An introduction to selfless meditation -- pt. 2. Meditating selflessly outdoors -- pt. 3. Meditating selflessly indoors -- pt. 4. Attending meditative retreats -- pt. 5. Daily life practice. 330 $aThis is not the usual kind of self-help book. Indeed, its major premise heeds a Zen master's advice to be less self-centered. Yes, it is "one more book of words about Zen," as the author concedes, yet this book explains meditative practices from the perspective of a " neural Zen." The latest findings in brain research inform its suggestions. In Meditating Selflessly, James Austin -- Zen practitioner, neurologist and author of three acclaimed books on Zen and neuroscience -- guides readers toward that open awareness already awaiting them on the cushion and in the natural world.

Austin offers concrete advice -- often in a simplified question-and-answer format -- about different ways to meditate. He clarifies both the concentrative and receptive styles of meditation. Drawing widely from the exciting new field of contemplative neuroscience, Austin helps resolve an ancient paradox: why both insight wisdom and selflessness arise simultaneously during enlightened states of consciousness. 606 $aMeditation$xZen Buddhism$vMiscellanea 606 $aZen Buddhism$xPsychology$vMiscellanea 606 $aSelf-consciousness (Awareness)$xReligious aspects$vMiscellanea 610 $aNEUROSCIENCE/General 610 $aCOGNITIVE SCIENCES/Psychology/Cognitive Psychology 610 $aPHILOSOPHY/General 615 0$aMeditation$xZen Buddhism 615 0$aZen Buddhism$xPsychology 615 0$aSelf-consciousness (Awareness)$xReligious aspects 676 $a294.3/4435 700 $aAustin$b James H.$f1925-$01640509 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828640503321 996 $aMeditating selflessly$94047482 997 $aUNINA