Buddha's brain : the practical neuroscience of happiness, love & wisdom
"The Buddha and other great teachers were born with brains built essentially like anyone else's--and then they changed their brains in ways that changed the world. Science is now revealing how the flow of thoughts actually sculpts the brain. By combining breakthroughs in neuroscience with insights from thousands of years of contemplative practice, you, too, can use your mind to shape your brain for greater happiness, love, and wisdom."--Back cover
Print Book, English, ©2009
New Harbinger Publications, Oakland, CA, ©2009
Nonfiction
x, 251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9781572246959, 1572246952
301883022
The self-transforming brain
Part one: The causes of suffering. The evolution of suffering ; The first and second dart
Part two: Happiness. Taking in the good ; Cooling the fires ; Strong intentions ; Equanimity
Part three: Love. Two wolves in the heart ; Compassion and assertion ; Boundless kindness
Part four: Wisdom. Foundations of mindfulness ; Blissful concentration ; Relaxing the self
Appendix: Nutritional neurochemistry / by Jan Hanson, L. Ac