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Hirnforschung Und Meditation: Ein Dialog
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Wolf Singer ist einer der weltweit führenden Hirnforscher. Matthieu Ricard war Molekularbiologe und wurde dann buddhistischer Mönch - und Bestseller-Autor. Für diese Buch treten beide in einen Dialog über die Beziehung zwischen Hirnforschung und Bewußtseinstraining. Und sie wagen einen Versuch, zentrale Fragen über die menschliche Natur mit neurowissenschaftlichen Erkenntn
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Paperback, edition unseld, 133 pages
Published
2008
by Suhrkamp
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Wem Meditation bisher etwas suspekt und esoterisch vorgekommen ist, bekommt hier einen differenzierteren Einblick. Es handelt sich hier um KEIN trockenes Sachbuch über Hirnforschung oder eine belächelnde Darstellung des Themas aus Sicht der Wissenschaft. Hier tritt der Direktor des Max-Planck-Instituts für Hirnforschung, Wolf Singer mit dem Molekularbiologen Matthieu Ricard in einen spannenden und äußerst informativen Dialog. Matthieu Ricard ist nun buddhistischer Mönch und lebt seit 35 Jahren i
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Apr 16, 2020
Silvio
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really liked it
Shelves:
childhood,
emotions,
faith,
learning,
meditation,
mental-processes,
neuroplasticity,
sociality,
skills,
sleep
Hätte es gern noch ein bisschen tiefer gehabt und ein paar Fragen wurden offen gelassen, aber trotzdem ein super tolles kleines Büchlein. Ich habe einiges gelernt.

I call this one of my most valued books. Why ? Because in it's brief manner, this book tells almost everything that is needed to be known about meditation and its value to everyones life.
The authors Wolf Singer and Mattheu Ricard discuss the term and the process of meditation and it's misinterpretations, like apathy or laziness.
The dialogue is structered in that way, that either the neuroscientist Singer or the long-term monk and meditator Ricard share their experiences with meditation and the o ...more
The authors Wolf Singer and Mattheu Ricard discuss the term and the process of meditation and it's misinterpretations, like apathy or laziness.
The dialogue is structered in that way, that either the neuroscientist Singer or the long-term monk and meditator Ricard share their experiences with meditation and the o ...more

Interesting short read. The discussion of neurobiology is insightful, but at times there is no real dialogue taking place: Both participants go into long monologues exposing their worldviews. While these are not boring, they are of limited use. The perspective of "the meditator" (an identification with what is experienced as "the person meditating") is never left or questioned.
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Not bad, I found "Quantum and Lotus" much more interesting though. It kind of cuts off abruptly at page 133, would have been nice to go deeper.
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Wolf Singer is Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research and Founding Director of the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies and the Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience in cooperation with the Max Planck Society, where he is also Senior Research Fellow. He is the coauthor of Beyond the Self: Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience (MIT Press).
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