Citing the benefits of meditation as a means of improving and honing concentration skills, the author of Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up is aimed at contemporary readers and offers advice on how to address the challenges of today's hectic world, overcome depression and other mental disorders, and more. Original.

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A collection of readings drawn from anthropology, philosophy, and various schools of psychology, all dealing with research into and theories of consciousness in its various states

Explains when therapy should be considered, offers advice on selecting, contracting, and paying a therapist, and discusses professional ethics, psychiatric disorders, and the behavioral problems of children

Explains when therapy should be considered, offers advice on selecting, contracting, and paying a therapist, and discusses professional ethics, psychiatric disorders, and the behavioral problems of children

An exploration of creativity illustrates its nature, discusses such issues as flow states, cutting-edge thinkers, creativity enhancement, the human potential for creativity, and more

A fascinating dialogue between the Dalai Lama and a group of leading international scientists and philosophers unites cutting-edge research in education, psychology, and neuroscience with Buddhist practice to discuss how to cope with, transform, and eliminate negative emotions. Reprint.

A fascinating dialogue between the Dalai Lama and a group of leading international scientists and philosophers unites cutting-edge research in education, psychology, and neuroscience with Buddhist practice to discuss how to cope with, transform, and eliminate negative emotions.

A fascinating dialogue between the Dalai Lama and a group of leading international scientists and philosophers unites cutting-edge research in education, psychology, and neuroscience with Buddhist practice to discuss how to cope with, transform, and eliminate negative emotions. (view table of contents)

Ecological Intelligence recasts the uproar over global warming and the assault of man-made toxins into our bodies in terms of the collective self-deception which both created this crisis and holds a key to its solution. Ecological Intelligence argues that "green" labels and recycling programs may do more harm than good by feeding a vital lie, lulling us into the illusion that we are doing enough already while ignoring the adverse impact of the far vaster proportion of what we buy and do. The book brings a psychologist's insights into the world of commerce, arguing for radical transparency -- tracking every substantial impact over the life cycle of an item, from manufacture to daily use, to disposal -- and surfacing those impacts at the point of purchase. The movement toward such transparency augurs a day when the free market will operate in public interest.

Product Description: ¿Por qué personas aparentemente racionales e inteligentes cometen actos de crueldad y violencia? ¿Cuáles son las raíces del comportamiento destructivo? ¿Cómo podemos controlar las emociones que gobiernan esos impulsos? ¿Podemos aprender a vivir en paz con nosotros mismos y con los demás? Imagínese que participa en una reunión con el Dalai Lama y un pequeño grupo de científicos y filósofos de talla mundial...read more