The Zen Brain: A Psychology of Natural Existence and the Human Experience - Brossura

Walker, Raven

 
9780595090853: The Zen Brain: A Psychology of Natural Existence and the Human Experience
Brossura
ISBN 10: 0595090850 ISBN 13: 9780595090853
Casa editrice: iUniverse, 2000

Sinossi

The greatest marvel of the universe is the human brain, but it comes without an instruction manual. The Zen Brain tells the compelling story of the human brain, from its astonishing appearance in evolution to its perplexing present form, with all its extraordinary abilities as well as its sorry penchant for aberration. If left uncultivated, the human mind grows like a weed garden. But when disciplined in the natural way, the human mind is the finest prize of nature. Such a mind also tends to be more effective, resilient, and happy. Part I, Foundations, begins with the origins of life that have moved relentlessly in one biological direction, a better brain. But the human brain appeared with abilities that far outstripped the environments that spawned it. It mediates between stimulus and response in a new way. It thinks. Oddly, we can all drive cars, yet there were no cars present when we emerged. Just as oddly, we can go insane without any apparent organic reason. Part II, Applications identifies and explains in depth the conditioning methods of self-betterment. With cultivation, the human brain becomes the natural mind that performs better, feels better, and simply works better in adapting us to the many strange, new environments we have created for ourselves. The potential for a finer mental life, a finer quality in experience, exists in all humans. But without discipline, you have to live in the weed garden all your life.

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L'autore

One of the new voices of the American West, author and psychologist, Raven Walker, writes on the most important subjects of the new millenium, character formation, the mastery of the mind and the emotions, human potential, and self betterment.

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Editore
iUniverse
Data di pubblicazione
2000
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0595090850
ISBN 13 
9780595090853
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
128
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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