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Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and other great teachers were born with brains built essentially like anyone else s. Then they used their minds to change their brains in ways that changed history. With the new breakthroughs in neuroscience, combined with the insights from thousands of years of... read more
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First Sentence edit
When your mind changes, your brain changes too.
Table of Contents edit
Forward
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Self Transforming Brain
I. Part One: The Cause of Suffering
1. The Evolution of Suffering
2. The First and Second Dart
II. Part Two: Happiness
1. Talking to Good
2. Cooling the Fires
3. Strong Intentions
4. Equanimity
III. Part Three: Love
1. Two Wolves in the Heart
2. Compassion and Assertion
3. Boundless Kindness
IV. Part Four: Wisdom
1. Foundations of Mindfulness
2. Blissful Concentration
3. Relaxing the Self
Appendix: Nutritional Neurochemistry
References
Authors & Contributors edit
- Rick Hanson (Author)
- Richard Mendius (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 612.8
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Occult › Spiritualism
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Buddhism › Buddha
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Self-Help › Personal Transformation
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Psychology & Counseling › Neuropsychology
- Books › Health, Mind & Body › Self-Help › Happiness
- Books › Nonfiction › Education
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