Sinposis

BUDDHISM SHARES WITH SCIENCE THE TASK OF EXAMINING THE MIND EMPIRICALLY; IT HAS PURSUED, FOR TWO MILLENNIA, DIRECT INVESTIGATION OF THE MIND THROUGH PENETRATING INTROSPECTION. NEUROSCIENCE, ON THE OTHER HAND, RELIES ON THIRD-PERSON KNOWLEDGE IN THE FORM OF SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION. IN THIS BOOK, MATTHIEU RICARD, A BUDDHIST MONK TRAINED AS A MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST, AND WOLF SINGER, A DISTINGUISHED NEUROSCIENTIST_CLOSE FRIENDS, CONTINUING AN ONGOING DIALOGUE_OFFER THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON THE MIND, THE SELF, CONSCIOUSNESS, THE UNCONSCIOUS, FREE WILL, EPISTEMOLOGY, MEDITATION, AND NEUROPLASTICITY.