Dusana Dorjee

Mind, Brain and the Path to Happiness

A Guide to Buddhist Mind Training and the Neuroscience of Meditation

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dorjee presents a contemporary account of Buddhist mind training and the pursuit of happiness in relation to psychology and neuroscience.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 147mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9780415626132
• ISBN-10: 0415626137
• Artikelnr.: 37186057

Autorenporträt

Dusana Dorjee, PhD, is a cognitive neuroscientist, lecturer and research lead at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice in the School of Psychology at Bangor University. Her research investigates how meditation, particularly mindfulness, enhances well-being and modifies the mind and brain. Dusana is also a long-term meditation practitioner and teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of Dzogchen.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. Chapter One: Kinds of Happiness.
Chapter Two: Intention, Human Potential and Dzogchen. Chapter Three:
Attention Training. Chapter Four: Emotional Balance. Chapter Five:
Exploring Consciousness. Chapter Six: Implications for the Science of
Meditation and the Practitioner. Bibliography. Glossary.