No self no problem : how neuropsychology is catching up to buddhism / Chris Niebauer
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TextPublication details: India Jaico Publishing 2024Description: 163pISBN: - 9788197393372
- 612.8 NIE-C
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"In this groundbreaking book, neuropsychology professor Chris Niebauer writes that the latest research in neuropsychology is now confirming a fundamental tenet of Buddhism, what is called Anatta, or the doctrine of "no self." Niebauer writes that our sense of self, or what we commonly refer to as the ego, is an illusion created entirely by the left side of the brain. Niebauer is quick to point out that this doesn't mean that the self doesn't exist, but rather that it does so in the same way that a mirage in the middle of the desert exists, as a thought rather than a thing. His conclusions have significant ramifications for much of modern psychological modalities, which he says are spending much of their time trying to fix something that isn't there
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