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Title:

The Dalai Lama at MIT / edited by Anne Harrington, Arthur Zajonc.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

288 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Psychology and religion--Congresses.
Buddhism--Psychology--Congresses.

Other Authors:

Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-
Harrington, Anne, 1960-
Zajonc, Arthur.

Notes:

Records of the conference, "Investigating the mind," at MIT, September 2003. Cf. Introduction. Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-273) and index.

Contents:

I: Orientation -- Introduction -- Neurophenomenology and Francisco Varela -- II: Attention and cognitive control -- Understandings of attention and cognitive control from cognitive neuroscience -- Buddhist training in enhanced attention skills -- Dialogue: attention and cognitive control -- III: Imagery and visualization -- Buddhist perspectives on mental imagery -- Introspection and mechanism in mental imagery -- Dialogue: Imagery and visualization -- IV: Emotion -- An Abhidharmic view of emotional pathologies and their remedies -- Emotions from the perspective of western biobehavioral science -- Dialogue: Emotion -- V: Integration and final reflections -- Dialogue: Integration and implications -- Reflections on "investigating the mind," one year later -- About the Mind and Life Institute.

ISBN:

9780674023192
9780674023192 (alk. paper)
0674023196 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)65187372

LCCN:

2006041242

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

ORAX826 -- Scott Community College (Bettendorf)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

O3AX572 -- Cornell College - Russell D. Cole Library (Mount Vernon)