Meditations of a Buddhist Skeptic: A Manifesto for the Mind Sciences and Contemplative Practice

by B. Alan Wallace

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A radical approach to studying the mind. Renowned Buddhist philosopher B. Alan Wallace reasserts the power of shamatha and vipashyana, traditional Buddhist meditations, to clarify the mind's role in the natural world. Raising profound questions about human nature, free will, and experience versus dogma, Wallace challenges the claim that consciousness is nothing more than an emergent property of the brain with little relation to universal events. Rather,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231158343

ISBN13:9780231158343

Release Date:December 2011

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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