| Description |
xxiii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : a challenge for humanity -- A scientific collaboration -- 1. The Lama in the lab -- 2. A natural scientist -- Day one : what are destructive emotions? -- 3. The Western perspective / presenters, Alan Wallace, Owen Flanagan -- 4. A Buddhist psychology / presenter, Matthieu Ricard -- 5. The anatomy of mental afflictions / presenters, Alan Wallace, Thupten Jinpa -- Day two : feelings in everyday life -- 6. The universality of emotion / presenter, Paul Ekman -- 7. Cultivating emotional balance / presenter, the Venerable Kusalacitto -- Day three : windows into the brain -- 8. The neuroscience of emotion / presenter, Richard Davidson -- 9. Our potential for change -- Day four : mastering emotional skills -- 10. Influence of culture / presenter, Jeanne Tsai -- 11. Schooling for the good heart / presenter, Mark Greenberg -- 12. Encouraging compassion -- Day five : reasons for optimism -- 13. The scientific study of consciousness / presenter, Francisco Varela -- 14. The protean brain / presenter, Richard Davidson -- Afterword : the journey continues. |
| Subject |
Emotions -- Religious aspects.
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Mental health -- Religious aspects.
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Emotions and cognition.
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Spiritual life.
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Psychology and religion.
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Cognition.
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Emotions.
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Mental Health.
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Religion and Psychology.
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Spirituality.
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| ISBN |
0553801716 |
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