Meditating Selflessly : Practical Neural Zen.

Cover -- Contents in Brief -- Contents in Detail -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: An Introduction to SelflessMeditation -- 1 What Is Meditation? What Is Zen? -- 2 Attentiveness and the Self -- 3 Our Two Lateral Cortical Systems of Attention -- 4 Self/Other: Our Two Ways of Perceiving Reality -- 5 Can a Psychic Sense of Self Be Cancelled? -- 6 Gradually Letting Go of the Self -- 7 Two Complementary Categories of Meditation -- Part II Meditating Selflessly Outdoors -- 8 Returning to the Natural World -- Part III Meditating Selflessly Indoors -- 9 Settling Down and In -- 10 Looking Up and Out -- 11 Meanwhile, What Does "Being Mindful" Include? -- 12 How Can Brain Research Help Us Understand Mindful Meditation? -- Part IV Attending Meditative Retreats -- 13 Why Go on a Retreat? -- Part V Daily Life Practice -- 14 Preconditions for Fruitful Practice -- 15 Remaining Attentive Throughout the Day -- Living Zen Practice -- 16 Learning "Good" Habits Through Repetition -- 17 On the Everyday Practice of Gratitude -- 18 Opening Up into Silent, Preconscious Processing -- 19 Koan Practice at Deep Levels -- 20 A Quickening Evoked by Re-mindful Hearing -- 21 A Ripened Fruit of Practice: Cut Wide Open -- In Summary -- Suggested "Do's" and "Don'ts" -- Recommended Reading -- Appendix A -- References and Notes -- Index -- Color Insert.

A guide to Zen meditative practice informed by the latest findings in brain research.

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