Meditating Selflessly: Practical Neural Zen

by James H. Austin

Book Overview

This is not the usual kind of self-help book. Indeed, its major premise heeds a Zen master's advice to be less self-centered. Yes, it is one more book of words about Zen, as the author concedes, yet this book explains meditative practices from the perspective of a neural Zen. The latest findings in brain research inform its suggestions. In Meditating Selflessly, James Austin--Zen practitioner, neurologist, and author of three acclaimed books on Zen...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262015870
• ISBN13: 9780262015875
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"