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Mind in the balance : meditation in science, Buddhism, & Christianity / B. Alan Wallace.
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TextSeries: Columbia series in science and religionPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2009.Description: xii, 244 p. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780231147309 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0231147309 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780231519700 (electronic)
- 0231519702 (electronic)
- 158.1/2 22
- BL627 .W33 2009
Contents:
Pt. I. Meditation: Where It Started and How It Got Here -- 1. Who Am I? -- 2. The Origins of Contemplation -- 3. The Scientific Externalization of Meditation -- 4. Scientific Studies of Meditation -- Pt. II. Meditation in Theory and Practice -- 5. Practice: Attending to the Breath of Life -- 6. Theory: Coming to Our Senses -- 7. Practice: The Union of Stillness and Motion -- 8. Theory: Knowing and Healing the Mind -- 9. Practice: Behold the Light of Consciousness -- 10. Theory: Exploring the Nature of Consciousness -- 11. Practice: Probing the Nature of the Observer -- 12. Theory: The Ground State of Consciousness -- 13. Practice: Oscillating Awareness -- 14. Theory: Consciousness Without Beginning or End -- 15. Practice: Resting in the Stillness of Awareness -- 16. Theory: Worlds of Skepticism -- 17. Practice: The Emptiness of Mind -- 18. Theory: The Participatory Worlds of Buddhism -- 19. Practice: The Emptiness of Matter -- 20. Theory: The Participatory Worlds of Philosophy and Science -- 21. Practice: Resting in Timeless Consciousness -- 22. Theory: The Luminous Space of Pristine Awareness -- 23. Practice: Meditation in Action -- 24. Theory: The Universe as a Whole -- 25. What Shall We Become?
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-232) and index.
Pt. I. Meditation: Where It Started and How It Got Here -- 1. Who Am I? -- 2. The Origins of Contemplation -- 3. The Scientific Externalization of Meditation -- 4. Scientific Studies of Meditation -- Pt. II. Meditation in Theory and Practice -- 5. Practice: Attending to the Breath of Life -- 6. Theory: Coming to Our Senses -- 7. Practice: The Union of Stillness and Motion -- 8. Theory: Knowing and Healing the Mind -- 9. Practice: Behold the Light of Consciousness -- 10. Theory: Exploring the Nature of Consciousness -- 11. Practice: Probing the Nature of the Observer -- 12. Theory: The Ground State of Consciousness -- 13. Practice: Oscillating Awareness -- 14. Theory: Consciousness Without Beginning or End -- 15. Practice: Resting in the Stillness of Awareness -- 16. Theory: Worlds of Skepticism -- 17. Practice: The Emptiness of Mind -- 18. Theory: The Participatory Worlds of Buddhism -- 19. Practice: The Emptiness of Matter -- 20. Theory: The Participatory Worlds of Philosophy and Science -- 21. Practice: Resting in Timeless Consciousness -- 22. Theory: The Luminous Space of Pristine Awareness -- 23. Practice: Meditation in Action -- 24. Theory: The Universe as a Whole -- 25. What Shall We Become?
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