1. Author affiliation: Graduate Theological Union 2. Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy By Evan Thompson. New York: Columbia University Press, 2014, 496 pages, ISBN: 9780231137096 (hardcover), $32.95; 9780231136952 (paperback), $22.95; 9780231538312 (ebook), $31.99. 3. Special Focus: Buddhists and the Making of Modern Chinese Societies