| Titel: | Zen meditation and psychotherapy |
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| Autor: | Hirai, T |
| Mediengruppe: | books |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | --- |
| Jahr: | 1989 |
| Band: | --- |
| Heft: | --- |
| Seiten: | --- |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Abstract: | (from the preface) It is said that, through Zazen, or seated meditation as practiced by the Zen sect of Buddhism, it is possible to discover the ultimate self and learn how to live a truly spiritual life. /// Zen meditation has vast and precious potential for the human mind and is intimately related to brain functioning. This is why we hope that the material offered on the topic here will be a useful adjunct in psychotherapy. (from the cover) Drawing on his studies of Zen priests and others, Dr. Hirai explains the physiological changes induced by Zen meditation--in brain-wave function, respiration, energy metabolism, and other autonomous activities. He relates these effects to therapies involving biofeedback training and hypnosis, and lays the groundwork for psychotherapeutic use of the Zen consciousness state. This book is indispensable reading for any such therapist concerned with such voluntary control methods as biofeedback, neurophysiologists and researchers in altered states; and lay practioners of Yoga, transcendental meditation, and Zen. |