Mind in the balance: meditation in science, Buddhism, & Christianity

Part I: Meditation-Where It Started and How It Got Here -- Who am I? -- The origins of contemplation -- The scientific externalization of meditation -- Scientific studies of meditation -- Part II: Meditation in Theory and Practice -- Practice: attending to the breath of life -- Theory: coming to our...

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Auteur principal: Wallace, B. Alan 1950- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: New York Chichester Columbia University Press 2014
Dans:Année: 2014
Collection/Revue:The Columbia series in science and religion
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Méditation / Conscience / Sciences humaines
B Buddhisme / Méditation / Christianisme
B Conscience / Vigilance / Méditation
B Méditation / Sciences humaines
B Méditation / Buddhisme / Christianisme
B Méditation
Classifications IxTheo:BL Bouddhisme
CB Spiritualité chrétienne
Sujets non-standardisés:B Méditation Christianity
B Méditation
B Méditation Buddhism
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Résumé:Part I: Meditation-Where It Started and How It Got Here -- Who am I? -- The origins of contemplation -- The scientific externalization of meditation -- Scientific studies of meditation -- Part II: Meditation in Theory and Practice -- Practice: attending to the breath of life -- Theory: coming to our senses -- Practice: the union of stillness and motion -- Theory: knowing and healing the mind -- Practice: behold the light of consciousness -- Theory: exploring the nature of consciousness -- Practice: probing the nature of the observer -- Theory: the ground state of consciousness -- Practice: oscillating awareness -- Theory: consciousness without beginning or end -- Practice: resting in the stillness of awareness -- Theory: worlds of skepticism -- Practice: the emptiness of mind -- Theory: the participatory worlds of Buddhism -- Practice: the emptiness of matter -- Theory: the participatory worlds of philosophy and science -- Practice: resting in timeless consciousness -- Theory: the luminous space of pristine awareness -- Practice: meditation in action -- The universe as a whole -- What shall we become?
Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 201-232
ISBN:0231147317