Embracing Mind: The Common Ground of Science and Spirituality

B. Alan Wallace; Brian Hodel

ISBN 10: 159030683X / ISBN 13: 9781590306833

Published by Shambhala, 2008

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From a private collection (NOT ex-library). Light shelfwear. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Embracing Mind: The Common Ground of Science and Spirituality
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159030683X
• ISBN 13: 9781590306833
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 14 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion Eastern

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Synopsis

What is Mind? For this ancient question we are still seeking answers. B. Alan Wallace and Brian Hodel propose a science of the mind based on the contemplative wisdom of Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christianity, and Islam.

The authors begin by exploring the history of science, showing how science tends to ignore the mind, even while it is understood to be the very instrument through which we comprehend the world of nature. They then propose a contemplative science of mind based on the sophisticated techniques of meditation that have been practiced for thousands of years in the great spiritual traditions. The final section presents meditations that are of universal relevance—to scientists and people of all faiths—for revealing new dimensions of consciousness and human flourishing.

Embracing Mind moves us beyond the dogmatic debates between theists and atheists over Intelligent Design and Neo-Darwinism, and it returns us to the vital core of science and spirituality: deepening our experience of reality as a whole.

About the Author

B. Alan Wallace has authored, translated, edited, and contributed to more than forty books on Tibetan Buddhism, science, and culture. With fourteen years as a Buddhist monk, he earned a BA in physics and the philosophy of science and then a PhD in religious studies. After teaching in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, he founded the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies (http://sbinstitute.com) to explore the integration of scientific approaches and contemplative methods.