A seasoned Zen practitioner and neurologist looks more deeply at mindfulness, connecting it to our subconscious and to memory and creativity.
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James H. Austin, a clinical neurologist, researcher, and Zen practitioner for more than three decades, is Professor Emeritus of Neurology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and Courtesy Professor of Neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine. He is the author of Zen and the Brain, Chase, Chance, and Creativity, Zen-Brain Reflections, Selfless Insight, Meditating Selflessly, and Zen-Brain Horizons, all published by the MIT Press. For more information, please visit www.zenandthebrain.com.
Dr. James Austin's unique and rich perspectives on the brain, mind, and Zen enrich and astound.
―Roshi Joan Halifax, Abbot, Upaya Zen CenterIn this enlightening book neurologist and Zen practitioner James Austin further explores the brain mechanisms that mediate Zen states, updated by the latest discoveries in neuroscience. He also offers an enjoyable mix of interesting insights: the miracle of birds triggering awakening, training the unconscious mind, functions of underappreciated brain areas, lessons from Zen masters, and haiku.
―Eberhard Fetz, Professor, Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of WashingtonJames Austin's unique combination of qualities make him without doubt the most knowledgeable Zen practitioner. He is a neurologist, a student of Zen who has achieved kensho, and a scientist of outstanding quality and intelligence. Living Zen Remindfully, the latest in a series of six books on neuroscience and Zen meditation, is the jewel in the crown of this important series, and should be on the bookshelf of every Zen practitioner and of any scientist who wants to understand the fundamental processes which are involved in meditation.
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