Zen and Contemporary Knowledge

This book summarizes Venerable Zen Master Thich Thong Triet’s pioneering work in using contemporary scientific knowledge to shed light on the profound Buddhist teaching and meditation practices. He identifies the brain areas that correspond to the worldly mind, wordless awareness mind and Buddha-mind taught by the Buddha. He establishes the physiological processes that link the mind, nervous system and internal organs during meditation, and explains the beneficial or harmful effects that a corre