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"Buddha's Brain is compelling, easy to read, and quite educational. The book skillfully answers the central question of each of our lives--how to be happy--by presenting the core precepts of Buddhism integrated with a primer on how our brains function. This book will be helpful to anyone wanting to understand time-tested ways of skillful living backed up by up-to-date science."
--Frederic Luskin, PhD, author of "Forgive for Good" and director of Stanford Forgiveness Projects
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Jesus, Gandhi, and the Buddha all had brains built essentially like anyone else's, yet they were able to harness their thoughts and shape their patterns of thinking in ways that changed history. With new breakthroughs in modern neuroscience and the wisdom of thousands of years of contemplative practice, it is possible for us to shape our own thoughts in a similar way for greater happiness, love, compassion, and wisdom. "Buddha's Brain" joins the forces of modern neuroscience with ancient contemplative teachings to show readers how they can work toward greater emotional well-being, healthier relationships, more effective actions, and deepened religious and spiritual understanding. This book will explain how the core elements of both psychological well-being and religious or spiritual life - virtue, mindfulness, and wisdom - are based in the core functions of the brain: regulating, learning, and valuing.
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Dank neuer Methoden wie der funktionellen Kernspintomografie (fMRI) und einem leicheren Zugang zu buddhistischen Mönchen im Westen -- inzwischen die drittgrößte Religion in den USA, wenn auch mit deutlichem Abstand -- sind in den vergangenen Jahre eine wahre Flut von wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen über die Meditation gewonnen worden. Hanson und Siegel tragen sie in diesem Buch zusammen, setzen sie in Verbindung zu den traditionellen Anleitungen und liefern den Hintergrund, der beidem einen Sinn gibt.
Kurz gesagt, die zwei Forscher erklären, warum genau die buddhistische Meditation ruhiger, belastbarer, emotional reifer und am Ende nachweislich auch schlicht glücklicher macht. Obwohl sie höflich genug sind, den Esoterikern unter ihren Lesern nicht vor den Kopf zu stoßen, bietet ihr Buch auf vorbildliche Art einen leicht verständlichen Zugang zu knallharten neurologischen Abläufen. Dazu gehört zum Beispiel die funktionelle Beziehungen zwischen dem älteren, emotionalen Limbischen System und den neueren Steuerzentren im vorderen Großhirn und wie sie von der Meditation verändert werden. Mit Hilfe dieses "wie es funktioniert" kehren die Autoren dann wieder zum "was man machen soll" zurück: "Buddha's Brain" gibt ausführlich Ratschläge, wie die Forschungsergebnisse in der eigenen Praxis umgesetzt werden können.
Was etwas Kummer bereitet, ist dass das Buch wirklich für Laien geschrieben ist. Wer sich tiefer mit der Meditation beschäftigt hat oder auch wer über umfangreichere Grundkenntnisse in der Neurologie verfügt, wird schnell frustriert sein, dass die Autoren nicht weiter in die Tiefe gehen. Es wird zum Beispiel nicht auf die Frage eingegangen, wie sich die verschiedenen Phänomene in tieferen Meditationsstufen erklären lassen könnten. Nicht einmal auf die ersten vier Jhanas wird eingegangen. Hier muten Hanson und Siegel ihren Lesern zu wenig zu.
Trotzdem: Wer gerade angefangen hat, sich mit der buddhistischen Meditation zu beschäftigen, wer sich vergewissern will, dass Vipassana und Samatha nicht abergläubische New-Age-Spinnereien sind, wer wissen will, warum die "mindfulness meditation" (dt. Achtsamkeits-Meditation) im Westen so einen dramatischen Zulauf genießt, oder wer einfach nur neugierig ist, wie die moderne Forschung die Wirksamkeit der Grundpraktik einer 2.500 Jahre alten Weltreligion bestätigt, sollte dieses Buch lesen.
Kurz gesagt, die zwei Forscher erklären, warum genau die buddhistische Meditation ruhiger, belastbarer, emotional reifer und am Ende nachweislich auch schlicht glücklicher macht. Obwohl sie höflich genug sind, den Esoterikern unter ihren Lesern nicht vor den Kopf zu stoßen, bietet ihr Buch auf vorbildliche Art einen leicht verständlichen Zugang zu knallharten neurologischen Abläufen. Dazu gehört zum Beispiel die funktionelle Beziehungen zwischen dem älteren, emotionalen Limbischen System und den neueren Steuerzentren im vorderen Großhirn und wie sie von der Meditation verändert werden. Mit Hilfe dieses "wie es funktioniert" kehren die Autoren dann wieder zum "was man machen soll" zurück: "Buddha's Brain" gibt ausführlich Ratschläge, wie die Forschungsergebnisse in der eigenen Praxis umgesetzt werden können.
Was etwas Kummer bereitet, ist dass das Buch wirklich für Laien geschrieben ist. Wer sich tiefer mit der Meditation beschäftigt hat oder auch wer über umfangreichere Grundkenntnisse in der Neurologie verfügt, wird schnell frustriert sein, dass die Autoren nicht weiter in die Tiefe gehen. Es wird zum Beispiel nicht auf die Frage eingegangen, wie sich die verschiedenen Phänomene in tieferen Meditationsstufen erklären lassen könnten. Nicht einmal auf die ersten vier Jhanas wird eingegangen. Hier muten Hanson und Siegel ihren Lesern zu wenig zu.
Trotzdem: Wer gerade angefangen hat, sich mit der buddhistischen Meditation zu beschäftigen, wer sich vergewissern will, dass Vipassana und Samatha nicht abergläubische New-Age-Spinnereien sind, wer wissen will, warum die "mindfulness meditation" (dt. Achtsamkeits-Meditation) im Westen so einen dramatischen Zulauf genießt, oder wer einfach nur neugierig ist, wie die moderne Forschung die Wirksamkeit der Grundpraktik einer 2.500 Jahre alten Weltreligion bestätigt, sollte dieses Buch lesen.
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23. November 2009
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We have often been told that by altering our thoughts, deeds and words, we can create a happier, more fulfilled life. This book, at the intersection between psychology, neuroscience, and Buddhism, offers effective methods to show us how to live such a life by being fully present in the moment.
Hanson and Mendius, a neuropsychologist and a neurologist and both practicing Buddhists, show us just how the brain programs us to experience the world a certain way by combining information from the external world with information held in neural pathways within the brain. These pathways operate in the background of our awareness, influencing our conscious mental activity. Unless we consciously interrupt this process, we are destined to develop deeper neural networks and even stronger programming.
The argument that the brain has the ability to simulate the world is not new. What is interesting is how Hanson and Mendius link Buddhist teachings on the causes of suffering (painful situations cannot be avoided but our emotional responses to them can) to the deep programming in our brains caused by ancestral survival strategies. They suggest that this hardwiring helped us survive constant life-threatening situations but is based on erroneous beliefs that we are separate, that it is possible to stabilize an ever changing world, that we can avoid situations that create pain and pursue only those that give us pleasure. None of these beliefs are true or can be attained. Their inherent contradictions cause us to live with an underlying feeling of anxiety taking us away from our true ground of being and causing much physical and psychological ill-health.
The main part of the book is a practical guide and is packed with useful exercises and guided meditations to help us develop a more loving, happier, and wiser state of being. The methods Hanson and Mendius suggest are informed by their experiences as therapists and management consultants, and are rooted in Buddhist teachings on mindfulness, virtue, and wisdom. I particularly liked the way they use neuroscience to underpin the tools they offer, only choosing "methods that have a plausible scientific explanation for how they light up neural networks of contentment, kindness and peace." Now I know why taking five deep inhalations and exhalations calms me.
Many of their methods show how to activate desired brain states by consciously changing the association between an event and its painful or pleasurable feelings. This can take a long time. Understanding the neuroscience behind the process can help us be compassionate with ourselves when "swimming against ancient currents within our nervous system."
This book is very informative, with helpful summaries at the end of each chapter. The authors' writing, even when explaining the intricacies of neuroscience, is infused with humor and fun to read. This is a good working manual to help us to become who we already are, and an important contribution to the growing body of knowledge on the relationship between mind, brain, and consciousness. Highly Recommended.
Review by Marta Freundlich
Hanson and Mendius, a neuropsychologist and a neurologist and both practicing Buddhists, show us just how the brain programs us to experience the world a certain way by combining information from the external world with information held in neural pathways within the brain. These pathways operate in the background of our awareness, influencing our conscious mental activity. Unless we consciously interrupt this process, we are destined to develop deeper neural networks and even stronger programming.
The argument that the brain has the ability to simulate the world is not new. What is interesting is how Hanson and Mendius link Buddhist teachings on the causes of suffering (painful situations cannot be avoided but our emotional responses to them can) to the deep programming in our brains caused by ancestral survival strategies. They suggest that this hardwiring helped us survive constant life-threatening situations but is based on erroneous beliefs that we are separate, that it is possible to stabilize an ever changing world, that we can avoid situations that create pain and pursue only those that give us pleasure. None of these beliefs are true or can be attained. Their inherent contradictions cause us to live with an underlying feeling of anxiety taking us away from our true ground of being and causing much physical and psychological ill-health.
The main part of the book is a practical guide and is packed with useful exercises and guided meditations to help us develop a more loving, happier, and wiser state of being. The methods Hanson and Mendius suggest are informed by their experiences as therapists and management consultants, and are rooted in Buddhist teachings on mindfulness, virtue, and wisdom. I particularly liked the way they use neuroscience to underpin the tools they offer, only choosing "methods that have a plausible scientific explanation for how they light up neural networks of contentment, kindness and peace." Now I know why taking five deep inhalations and exhalations calms me.
Many of their methods show how to activate desired brain states by consciously changing the association between an event and its painful or pleasurable feelings. This can take a long time. Understanding the neuroscience behind the process can help us be compassionate with ourselves when "swimming against ancient currents within our nervous system."
This book is very informative, with helpful summaries at the end of each chapter. The authors' writing, even when explaining the intricacies of neuroscience, is infused with humor and fun to read. This is a good working manual to help us to become who we already are, and an important contribution to the growing body of knowledge on the relationship between mind, brain, and consciousness. Highly Recommended.
Review by Marta Freundlich
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The Click and Clack of the Frontal Lobe
9. Dezember 2009
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"If I know one thing for sure, it's that you can do small things inside your mind that will lead to big changes in your brain and your experience of living. I've seen this happen again and again with people I've known as a psychologist and meditation teacher . . ."
- Rick Hanson
Buddha's Brain will not only explain 'why' you should take in the good but 'how' you can achieve a more positive outlook with some basic awareness skills. The authors, Neuropsychologist, Rick Hanson and neurologist, Richard Mendius are the Click and Clack (Car Talk) of the brain. These two brainiacs/meditation teachers will show you how to create positive feelings that have many emotional and health benefits such as a stronger immune system and a cardiovascular system that is less reactive to stress. You'll learn how to create a positive cycle of good feelings that you can then spread to others. Enough with all the negativity out there! Haven't we all had enough?
As a Type-A New Yorker, one of my favorite exercises in the book is 'Hush the Verbal Centers.' Here you use the power of prefrontal intention to politely (or impolitely) suggest that the verbal activity (voices in your head) shut the hell up. Tell them if they are quiet and well-behaved you will invite them to come yammer away later on after the job interview/tax return/golf putt/midterm exam. For us control freaks this is especially wonderful because now we can control our brains, as well as everything else. Who knew life could be so swell!?!
Last, Hanson's wife, acupuncturist Jan Hanson writes an appendix on nutritional neurochemistry recommending nutrients, supplements and dietary basics to support brain function. "I've repeatedly seen that small, thoughtful, sensible changes in what you put in your mouth each day can gradually produce significant benefits," writes Hanson.
The authors have simplified the latest neuroscientific research and presented it in a wise and compassionate style that comforts and educates at the same time. Read this book and then pass it on to the cranky person in your life!
For more about Buddha's Brain or articles, talks and other educational resources, [...]
- Rick Hanson
Buddha's Brain will not only explain 'why' you should take in the good but 'how' you can achieve a more positive outlook with some basic awareness skills. The authors, Neuropsychologist, Rick Hanson and neurologist, Richard Mendius are the Click and Clack (Car Talk) of the brain. These two brainiacs/meditation teachers will show you how to create positive feelings that have many emotional and health benefits such as a stronger immune system and a cardiovascular system that is less reactive to stress. You'll learn how to create a positive cycle of good feelings that you can then spread to others. Enough with all the negativity out there! Haven't we all had enough?
As a Type-A New Yorker, one of my favorite exercises in the book is 'Hush the Verbal Centers.' Here you use the power of prefrontal intention to politely (or impolitely) suggest that the verbal activity (voices in your head) shut the hell up. Tell them if they are quiet and well-behaved you will invite them to come yammer away later on after the job interview/tax return/golf putt/midterm exam. For us control freaks this is especially wonderful because now we can control our brains, as well as everything else. Who knew life could be so swell!?!
Last, Hanson's wife, acupuncturist Jan Hanson writes an appendix on nutritional neurochemistry recommending nutrients, supplements and dietary basics to support brain function. "I've repeatedly seen that small, thoughtful, sensible changes in what you put in your mouth each day can gradually produce significant benefits," writes Hanson.
The authors have simplified the latest neuroscientific research and presented it in a wise and compassionate style that comforts and educates at the same time. Read this book and then pass it on to the cranky person in your life!
For more about Buddha's Brain or articles, talks and other educational resources, [...]
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Not for everybody
25. April 2010
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This is a very good book in many ways, but it has one drawback that I think is very serious. Basically, the authors do not explain that the exercises they describe may lead to pain and frustration instead of increased well-being. They do point out, briefly, that if doing one of the exercises is uncomfortable, the reader should "feel free" to stop. This is not, however, nearly enough.
Let me explain.
The aim of the book is to guide people to increase the frequency and power of positive emotions in their lives--emotions like equanimity, compassion, gratitude and joy. (And, of course, to decrease the power of negative emotions like fear and hate.) There are a number of ways to do this, but the technique which the authors describe in the most detail is guided imagery. In guided imagery one imagines a situation that will trigger the desired emotion. Each time one creates these emotions, one strengthens their pathways in the brain/mind and thus makes oneself a happier/better person.
The problem is that when some people do this imagery they are unable to generate the intended feelings. Instead they feel disappointment and frustration at being unable to do what comes so easily (it seems) to other people. If the person has a history of failure at trying to improve her mood, and if the person has been told all her life to cheer up, look at the bright side, etc., than this can be quite painful, and, ultimately, psychologically harmful.
To see if these methods will work for you, try calling up some happy memory and see if it makes you feel happy. If it does, buy this book. There's a lot of good stuff here. If it doesn't, I recommend trying "The Mindful Way Through Depression". It has much of the same material but it is directed at people who have experienced long-term mental pain--not just depressives, but also people suffering from anxiety, chronic pain, and so forth. It is a tremendously good, useful, insightful book. (No, I have no connection with the book or its authors. I just think it's a great book.)
Let me explain.
The aim of the book is to guide people to increase the frequency and power of positive emotions in their lives--emotions like equanimity, compassion, gratitude and joy. (And, of course, to decrease the power of negative emotions like fear and hate.) There are a number of ways to do this, but the technique which the authors describe in the most detail is guided imagery. In guided imagery one imagines a situation that will trigger the desired emotion. Each time one creates these emotions, one strengthens their pathways in the brain/mind and thus makes oneself a happier/better person.
The problem is that when some people do this imagery they are unable to generate the intended feelings. Instead they feel disappointment and frustration at being unable to do what comes so easily (it seems) to other people. If the person has a history of failure at trying to improve her mood, and if the person has been told all her life to cheer up, look at the bright side, etc., than this can be quite painful, and, ultimately, psychologically harmful.
To see if these methods will work for you, try calling up some happy memory and see if it makes you feel happy. If it does, buy this book. There's a lot of good stuff here. If it doesn't, I recommend trying "The Mindful Way Through Depression". It has much of the same material but it is directed at people who have experienced long-term mental pain--not just depressives, but also people suffering from anxiety, chronic pain, and so forth. It is a tremendously good, useful, insightful book. (No, I have no connection with the book or its authors. I just think it's a great book.)
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