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Mind in the Balance: Meditation in Science, Buddhism, and Christianity |
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Wallace, B. Alan (著)
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| Date | 2009.03 |
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| Pages | 264 |
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| Publisher | Columbia University Press |
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https://cup.columbia.edu/
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| Location | New York, US [紐約州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Abstract | By establishing a dialogue in which the meditative practices of Buddhism and Christianity speak to the theories of modern philosophy and science, B. Alan Wallace reveals the theoretical similarities underlying these disparate disciplines and their unified approach to making sense of the objective world.
Wallace begins by exploring the relationship between Christian and Buddhist meditative practices. He outlines a sequence of meditations the reader can undertake, showing that, though Buddhism and Christianity differ in their belief systems, their methods of cognitive inquiry provide similar insight into the nature and origins of consciousness.
From this convergence Wallace then connects the approaches of contemporary cognitive science, quantum mechanics, and the philosophy of the mind. He links Buddhist and Christian views to the provocative philosophical theories of Hilary Putnam, Charles Taylor, and Bas van Fraassen, and he seamlessly incorporates the work of such physicists as Anton Zeilinger, John Wheeler, and Stephen Hawking. Combining a concrete analysis of conceptions of consciousness with a guide to cultivating mindfulness and profound contemplative practice, Wallace takes the scientific and intellectual mapping of the mind in exciting new directions. |
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| Table of contents | Preface
Part I: Meditation: Where It Started and How It Got Here 1
1. Who Am I? 3
2. The Origins of Contemplation 7
3. The Scientific Externalization of Meditation 15
4. Scientific Studies of Meditation 27
Part II: Meditation in Theory and Practice 37
5. Practice: Attending to the Breath of Life 39
6. Theory: Coming to Our Senses 41
7. Practice: The Union of Stillness and Motion 47
8. Theory: Knowing and Healing the Mind 53
9. Practice: Behold the Light of Consciousness 71
10. Theory: Exploring the Nature of Consciousness 75
11. Practice: Probing the Nature of the Observer 87
12. Theory: The Ground State of Consciousness 89
13. Practice: Oscillating Awareness 97
14. Theory: Consciousness Without Beginning or End 99
15. Practice: Resting in the Stillness of Awareness 119
16. Theory: Worlds of Skepticism 121
17. Practice: The Emptiness of Mind 137
18. Theory: The Participatory Worlds of Buddhism 139
19. Practice: The Emptiness of Matter 151
20. Theory: The Participatory Worlds of Philosophy and Science 153
21. Practice: Resting in Timeless Consciousness 167
22. Theory: The Luminous Space of Pristine Awareness 169
23. Practice: Meditation in Action 187
24. The Universe as a Whole 189
25. What Shall We Become? 197
Notes 201
Bibliography 221
Index 233 |
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| ISBN | 9780231147309 (hbc); 9780231519700 (eBook) |
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| Related reviews | - Book Review: Mind in the Balance: Meditation in science, Buddhism, and Christianity, by B. Alan Wallace / Spencer, Matthew J. (評論)
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| Created date | 2024.07.16 |
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| Modified date | 2024.07.16 |
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