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Bridging the gap between the world of science and the realm of the spiritual, B. Alan Wallace introduces a natural theory of human consciousness that has its roots in contemporary physics and Buddhism. Wallace's "special theory of ontological relativity" suggests that mental phenomena are conditioned by the brain, but do not emerge from it. Rather, the entire natural world of mind and matter, subjects and objects, arises from a unitary dimensi...

New to paperback, examining the convergence of Buddhism and neuroscience.

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For centuries scientists and philosophers have pondered the relationship between scientific theory and reality. Analyzing two major positions, the author points out the many assumptions required to adopt the realist view, and nihilism implicit in the instrumentalist position.

Here at last is an organized overview of Tibetan Buddhism's teachings, beginning with the basic themes of the sutras -- the general discourses of the Buddha -- and continuing through the esoteric concepts and advanced practices of Tantra. Unlike other introductions to Tibetan Buddhism, "Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up" doesn't stop with theory and history, but relates timeless spiritual principles to the pressing issues of modern life, bot...