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Meditations of a Buddhist Skeptic - A Manifesto for the Mind Sciences and Contemplative Practice (Paperback)
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Meditations of a Buddhist Skeptic - A Manifesto for the Mind Sciences and Contemplative Practice (Paperback)
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A radical approach to studying the mind. Renowned Buddhist
philosopher B. Alan Wallace reasserts the power of shamatha and
vipashyana, traditional Buddhist meditations, to clarify the mind's
role in the natural world. Raising profound questions about human
nature, free will, and experience versus dogma, Wallace challenges
the claim that consciousness is nothing more than an emergent
property of the brain with little relation to universal events.
Rather, he maintains that the observer is essential to measuring
quantum systems and that mental phenomena (however conceived)
influence brain function and behavior. Wallace embarks on a
two-part mission: to restore human nature and to transcend it. He
begins by explaining the value of skepticism in Buddhism and
science and the difficulty of merging their experiential methods of
inquiry. Yet Wallace also proves that Buddhist views on human
nature and the possibility of free will liberate us from the
metaphysical constraints of scientific materialism. He then
explores the radical empiricism inspired by William James and
applies it to Indian Buddhist philosophy's four schools and the
Great Perfection school of Tibetan Buddhism. Since Buddhism begins
with the assertion that ignorance lies at the root of all suffering
and that the path to freedom is reached through knowledge, Buddhist
practice can be viewed as a progression from agnosticism (not
knowing) to gnosticism (knowing), acquired through the maintenance
of exceptional mental health, mindfulness, and introspection.
Wallace discusses these topics in detail, identifying similarities
and differences between scientific and Buddhist understanding, and
he concludes with an explanation of shamatha and vipashyana and
their potential for realizing the full nature, origins, and
potential of consciousness.
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