Alright Śāntideva, you say these are all opportunities to cultivate patience, right...lets try that
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Replying to @NeuroYogacara
If you have the time: what's the best book to start with for someone interested in Buddhist philosophy within our current modern, scientific, rational worldview?
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Replying to @flancian @NeuroYogacara
Uh, these are some of my problematic faves: -“why buddhism is true” Robert wright -“Buddha’s nature” Wes nisker BUT... read alongside “why I’m not a Buddhist” evan thompson (I think some people would also suggest “universe in a single atom” but I’ve never read it, so I won’t)
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The Universe in a Single Atom is what set the dominoes in motion for me, casting ripples in multiple directions at once, yet all intersecting.pic.twitter.com/ZvjtSEHo8o
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Like I said, I haven't read it. Any highlights you'd like to share about what it did for you?
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Much of the groundwork for Mind & Life is reflected in its chapters on science and consciousness, which discuss phenomenology, first- and third-person perspectives, the need for integration of subjectivity and objectivity, etc. It sets the stage for interdisciplinary dialogue 1/
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Replying to @NoaidiX @AtaraxJim and
...drawing from Indo-Tibetan philosophy of mind, meditation, and neuroscience, largely echoing Varela. Upon first reading it in '06, it motivated my pursuit of "contemplative science," both academically and in practice 2/
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...convincing me to focus on biochem in HS, major in neuroscience as an undergrad, and embark on a PhD in CogNeuro back in 2014, which I was sadly bullied out of. Shifted gears to Buddhism more exclusively, but still keeping eyes on neuro+QM due to the seeds it planted. 3/3
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