Science
Buddha's Brain
Richard Mendius, MD, Rick Hanson, PhD
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A neuroscientist-meditation-teacher collaboration explaining the brain science behind happiness, love, and wisdom traditions like Buddhism.
Key takeaways
- The Brain's Built-In Negativity Bias
- Specific Meditation Practices Target Specific Neural Mechanisms
- Neuroplasticity Means Repeated Practice Physically Reshapes the Brain
- Compassion Practices Benefit the Practitioner Directly
- Making Modern Neuroscience and Ancient Practice Mutually Accessible
Final takeaway
The authors' closing invitation: approach the specific practices with the same experimental curiosity you'd bring to any evidence-based intervention, testing their effects on your own experience rather than requiring either purely scientific proof or purely traditional authority before trying them.
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