{"product_id":"9781559394789","title":"Where Buddhism Meets Neuroscience: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Spiritual and Scientific Views of Our Minds","description":"\u003cb\u003eDesigned as a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Western neuroscientists, this book takes readers on a journey through opposing fields of thought—showing that they may not be so opposing after all\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is the mind an ephemeral side effect of the brain’s physical processes? Are there forms of consciousness so subtle that science has not yet identified them? How does consciousness happen? Organized by the Mind and Life Institute, this discussion addresses some of the most troublesome questions that have driven a wedge between Western science and religion.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Edited by Zara Houshmand, Robert B. Livingston, and B. Alan Wallace, \u003ci\u003eWhere Buddhism Meets Neuroscience\u003c\/i\u003e is the culmination of meetings between the Dalai Lama and a group of eminent neuroscientists and psychiatrists. The Dalai Lama’s incisive, open-minded approach both challenges and offers inspiration to Western scientists.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This book was previously published under the title \u003ci\u003eConsciousness at the Crossroads\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370822570045,"sku":"9781559394789","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781559394789_p0.jpg?v=1771569927","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781559394789","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}