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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