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A Buddhist monk and esteemed neuroscientist discuss their convergingâand divergingâviews on the mind and self, consciousness and the unconscious, free will and perception, and more.
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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.âŚ
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Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk - molecular biologist, and Wolf Singer, a distinguished neuroscientist, discuss the concept of mind: our idea of self, the unconscious, the nature of free will, and the implications of neuroplasticity.
Although its methods differ, Buddhism, like science, aims to study the mind empirically. Buddhism tries to achieve this aim through focused introspection, while science analyzes the mind through observation and experiment. Beyond the Self presents a synthesis of Buddhismâs subjective experiences and neuroscienceâs experimental results.
Ricard and Singer draw on insights from Buddhism and neuroscience to help us live more compassionate and ultimately happier lives.
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