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Bestselling mind and
consciousness scholar, B Alan Wallace, boldly corrects the balance
between empirical study and religion by bringing the meditative
practices of Buddhism and Christianity into a dialogue with
the theories of modern philosophy and science. Wallace reveals
their unified approach to discerning the objective world. He begins
by linking Christian and Buddhist meditative practices. He
outlines a sequence of meditations for the reader to
undertake that show, 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 approaches
contemporary cognitive science, quantum mechanics, and the
philosophy of the mind. He connects Buddhist and Christian views to
the provocative theories of Hilary Putnam, Charles Taylor, and Bas
van Fraassen, and he seamlessly integrates the work of Anton
Zeilinger, John Wheeler, and Stephen Hawking. Combining a concrete
analysis of consciousness with a guide to cultivating mindfulness
and profound contemplative practice, Wallace takes new strides in
the mapping of the mind.
"Mind in the Balance
addresses in a lucid, extremely well informed, and often quite
original way what is now widely seen as the greatest lacuna in
modern understanding: the actual nature of mind or consciousness.
Its consistent advocacy of logical rigor, its basis in a truly
magisterial knowledge of Buddhist,Christian, and other
contemplative practices, its deep familiarity with contemporary
scientific thinking, and its imaginative and creative merging of
all these strands make it a significant contribution to the
field."
Robert Mayer, University of Oxford
PUBLICATION DATE: Mar
2009
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