Buddhas Brain – The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love and Wisdom

Buddhas Brain The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness Love and Wisdom

Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and other great teachers were born with brains built essentially like anyone else s. Then they used their minds to change their brains in ways that changed history.

With the new breakthroughs in neuroscience, combined with the insights from thousands of years of contemplative practice, you, too, can shape your own brain for greater happiness, love, and wisdom.

Buddha's Brain joins the forces of modern science with ancient teachings to show readers how to have greater emotional balance in turbulent times, as well as healthier relationships, more effective actions, and a deeper religious or spiritual practice.

Well-referenced and grounded in science, the book is full of practical tools and skills readers can use in daily life to tap the unused potential of the brain and rewire it over time for greater peace and well-being.

If you can change your brain, you can change your life.

"Numerous writings in recent years have exacerbated the traditional rift between science and religion; however, there has been a refreshing parallel movement in the opposite direction. Neuroscientists have become increasingly interested in using first person introspective inquiries if the mind to complement their third person western scientific investigations of the brain. Buddhist contemplative practices are particularly amenable to such collaboration, inviting efforts to find neurobiological explanations for Buddhist philosophy. Stripped of religious baggage, Buddha s Brain clearly describes how modern concepts of evolutionary and cognitive neurobiology support core Buddhist teachings and practice. This book should have great appeal for those seeking a secular spiritual path, while also raising many testable hypotheses for interested neuroscientists."

Jerome Engel, Jr., MD, PhD

Jonathan Sinay Distinguished Professor of Neurology,
Neurobiology, and Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
Director, UCLA Seizure Disorder Center

David Geffen, School of Medicine at UCLA

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Highly Recommended
This book is very well written. The content is a great balance between science and spirituality.

My favourite book of all time at the moment.

5 Stars Buddha's Brain
I had checked this book out of a library and enjoyed it so much I wanted my own copy. It's a great book for "beginners" interested in Buddhism. I liked it because it was based on science facts and I tend to be very pragmatic. I highly recommend it

5 Stars Incredible Book!
This book supports the scientist in me as well as the meditator. It is the one book that I recommend to my friends who are curious about my interest in neuroscience and meditation. It explains the neuroscience of meditation and its benefits simply and concisely. It gives one simple exercises and meditations that can be practiced immediately. I started with the CDS (Meditations to Change Your Brain) and liked them so much that I bought the book. I highly recommend this book and I thank both Ricks for writing it.

4 Stars Buddha's Brain
I gave this book to each of my adult children as gifts with the words "If you read and practice this your life will be profoundly different."

5 Stars A Must Read on Transformation
I just finished your wonderful book Buddha's Brain. It was both inspirational and enlightening. The Key Points sections at the end of the chapters were very helpful recaps too. Great practical advise and fascinating information on how the brain works. Thanks for taking the time and effort putting this very informative work together.

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