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Where Buddhism meets neuroscience, conversations with the Dalai Lama on the spiritual and scientific views of our minds, edited by Zara Houshmand [and two others] ; with contributions by Patricia Smith Churchland [and four others] ; translated by Geshe Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Where Buddhism meets neuroscience

edited by Zara Houshmand [and two others] ; with contributions by Patricia Smith Churchland [and four others] ; translated by Geshe Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace

conversations with the Dalai Lama on the spiritual and scientific views of our minds

Organized by the Mind and Life Institute, this discussion addresses some of the most troublesome questions that have driven a wedge between Western science and religion. Where Buddhism Meets Neuroscience resulted from meetings of the Dalai Lama and a group of eminent neuroscientists and psychiatrists. Is the mind an ephemeral side effect of the brain's physical processes? Are there forms of consciousness so subtle that science has not yet identified them? How does consciousness happen? The Dalai Lama's incisive, open-minded approach both challenges and offers inspiration to Western scientists. The book consists primarily of dialogue and intense, frank conversations between the Dalai Lama and participants. Questions of perception, dualism, categories of consciousness, memory, dreams, the nature of mental illness, and the mind during and after death are all explored