Buddha s Brain The Practical Neuroscience Of Happiness,...

Buddha s Brain When people generally discuss the Buddhist principals or the life of Buddha, the subjects of the anatomy or evolution of probably rarely arise. However in this book, â€Å"Buddha s Brain – the practical neuroscience of happiness, love, wisdom†, many of the tenets of Buddhist teachings are backed by the latest research and well established scientific theory. The author, Dr. Rick Hanson and his collaborator, Dr. Richard Mendius, are both scientist themselves with Dr. Hanson being a neuropsychologist and Dr. Mendius being a neurologist. While someone might infer from the title that the book is focused on the connection between science and Buddhism, that is not the case. The weight of the book actually deals with the various states of the mind associated with suffering and the ways we can overcome them in psychological growth, spiritual practice, and positive well-being. In the introduction, the authors give a very brief overview of the goal of the book and sums it up ver y nicely in the very first sentence where they state that the book is about â€Å"how to reach inside your own brain to create more happiness, love, and wisdom† (pg. 17). Then they give instructions on how to use the book as an operating manual for the brain with tools that can be used toward those goals. While the book weaves in research in many different disciplines such as neuroscience, psychology, and meditation, they reassure us that you do not have to be an expert in any of them to use thisShow MoreRelatedPsychology : Theories Of Personality1577 Words   |  7 Pages PSY8100 CLIFFORD THEORIES OF PERSONALITY 4 (ANALYZE THE HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING PERSONALITY) Faculty Use Only The Humanistic Approach to Understanding Personality In the 1950?s, the field of psychology was dominated mainly by two schools of thought: psychoanalytic theory (the unconscious mind and unconscious motivations that shape human behavior), and behaviorism (the ways in which conditioning processes shape human behavior)Read MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesand permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. To obtain permission(s) to use material from this work, please submit a written request to Pearson Education, Inc., Permissions Department, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, or you may fax your request to 201-236-3290. Many of the designations by manufacturers