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A radical approach to studying the mind. Renowned Buddhist philosopher B. Alan Wallace reasserts the power of shamatha and vipashyana, traditional Buddhist meditations, to clarify the mind's role in the natural world. Raising profound questions about human nature, free will, and experience versus dogma, Wallace challenges the claim that consciousness is nothing more than an emergent property of the brain with little relation to universal events. Rather, he maintains that the observer is essentia

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Author

B. Alan Wallace

Publisher

New York: Columbia University Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231158343

Category

science

Subjects

Buddhism, Psychology, Religion

Rating

3.94 / 5 (26 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14