Description |
343 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-324) and index. |
Summary |
In the fifth century BCE, in northern India, Siddhartha, the wandering sage who became the Buddha, developed a program, rooted in meditation and mindfulness, for mastering the mind and achieving lasting peace and contentment. Twenty-five centuries later, humans have transformed everything about our world—except our brains, which remain the same powerful yet flawed instruments possessed by our ancestors. What if the solution we seek to the psychological problems of life in the digital age—distraction, anxiety, addiction, loss of deep meaning—had already been worked out by the Buddha in ancient India? Appealing to readers of Eastern wisdom and Jon Kabat-Zinn, as well as to fans of bestsellers by Oliver Sacks and Malcolm Gladwell, acclaimed science writer and practicing Buddhist James Kingsland reveals how scientists are now unlocking the remarkable secrets of Siddhartha’s brain. |
Subject |
Meditation -- Buddhism.
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Meditation -- Therapeutic use.
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Gautama Buddha.
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Gautama Buddha -- Teachings.
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Buddhism and science.
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Neuropsychology.
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ISBN |
9780062403858 |
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