Siddhartha's Brain

  • Autor: James Kingsland
  • Narrador: Steven Crossley
  • Editora: HarperCollins USA
  • Duração: 10:57:57
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Sinopse

A groundbreaking exploration of the “science of enlightenment,” told through the lens of the journey of Siddhartha (better known as Buddha), by Guardian science editor James Kingsland.

In a lush grove on the banks of the Neranjara in northern India—400 years before the birth of Christ, when the foundations of western science and philosophy were being laid by the great minds of Ancient Greece—a prince turned ascetic wanderer sat beneath a fig tree. His name was Siddhartha Gautama, and he was discovering the astonishing capabilities of the human brain and the secrets of mental wellness and spiritual “enlightenment,” the foundation of Buddhism.

Framed by the historical journey and teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha’s Brain shows how meditative and Buddhist practice anticipated the findings of modern neuroscience. Moving from the evolutionary history of the brain to the disorders and neuroses associated with our technology-driven world, James Kingsland explains why the ancient practice of mindfulness has been so beneficial and so important for human beings across time. Far from a New Age fad, the principles of meditation have deep scientific support and have been proven to be effective in combating many contemporary psychiatric disorders. Siddhartha posited that “Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think.” As we are increasingly driven to distraction by competing demands, our ability to focus and control our thoughts has never been more challenged—or more vital.

Siddhartha’s Brain offers a cutting-edge, big-picture assessment of meditation and mindfulness: how it works, what it does to our brains, and why meditative practice has never been more important.

Capítulos

  • 001 Siddhartha's Brain

    Duração: 43s
  • 002 Introduction

    Duração: 28min
  • 003 Chapter 01

    Duração: 53min
  • 004 Chapter 02

    Duração: 41min
  • 005 Chapter 03

    Duração: 32min
  • 006 Chapter 04

    Duração: 44min
  • 007 Chapter 05

    Duração: 53min
  • 008 Chapter 06

    Duração: 51min
  • 009 Chapter 07

    Duração: 48min
  • 010 Chapter 08

    Duração: 59min
  • 011 Chapter 09

    Duração: 46min
  • 012 Chapter 10

    Duração: 48min
  • 013 Chapter 11

    Duração: 01h34min
  • 014 Chapter 12

    Duração: 53min
  • 015 Credits

    Duração: 53s
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