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A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect Nature and the Environment / Science Paperback original / Shambhala Publications / 224 pages / 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 ISBN 978-1-59030-522-5 / November 2007 List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20, you save $2.80 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Nonhuman animals have many of the same feelings we do. They get hurt, they suffer, they are happy, and they take care of each other. Marc Bekoff, a renowned biologist specializing in animal minds and emotions, guides readers from high school age up—including older adults who want a basic introduction... How Empathy Creates Intelligence Psychology / Science / Trumpeter Paperback original / Trumpeter / 160 pages / 6 x 7-1/2 ISBN 978-1-59030-330-6 / June 2006 List Price: $14.00 Our Price: $11.20, you save $2.80 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Here is the ultimate explanation of the brain for everyone who thinks: a guide to how the brain works, how our brains came to operate the way they do, and, most important, how to use your precious gray matter to its full capacity. The brain, according to current research, is not some kind of... The Common Ground of Science and Spirituality Buddhism, General / Psychology / Science Hardcover / Shambhala Publications / 272 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-59030-482-2 / February 2008 List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96, you save $4.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. What is Mind? For this ancient question we are still seeking answers. B. Alan Wallace and Brian Hodel propose a science of the mind based on the contemplative wisdom of Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christianity,... rDzogs-chen and the New Sciences of Mind Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan / Science Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 328 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-57062-641-8 / January 1989 List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $23.96, you save $5.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. Writing in the language of the new sciences, Herbert Guenther traces the evolution of Buddhist views on cognition and points to their relevance in the contemporary world. The history of Buddhist thought is a unique example of the interplay between reductionism and creativity, between conservatism... Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind Buddhism, General / Buddhism, Tibetan / Philosophy / Psychology / Science Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 288 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-57062-893-1 / October 2001 List Price: $17.95 Our Price: $14.36, you save $3.59 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. What is the essence of the mind? Could computers ever have consciousness? Can compassion be learned? When does consciousness enter the human embryo? These are just some of the many questions that were discussed during a historic meeting that took place between several prominent Western scientists... 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature Creativity / Gift Books / Nature and the Environment / Parenting / Science / Trumpeter Paperback original / Trumpeter / 176 pages / 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 ISBN 978-1-59030-535-5 / May 2008 List Price: $12.95 Our Price: $10.36, you save $2.59 (20%) Currently out of stock. Usually ships in 3–5 weeks. Oh, what fun a child can have by jumping in mud puddles, collecting bugs, and listening to the birds! And yet, many children today have become so occupied with TV, computers, and video games, that unstructured, outdoor play is sadly becoming a thing of the past. I Love Dirt!... On Love, Science, and Awareness in an Enchanted World Biography / Memoir / Philosophy / Science Paperback original / Shambhala Publications / 256 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-57062-077-5 / August 1997 List Price: $21.95 Our Price: $17.56, you save $4.39 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. The world we inhabit is enchantedevery tree, rock, and star, and even "empty" space itself, is teeming with living energy and awareness. And it's all nearer to us than our own breath. Why, then, can't we see it? Because, according to Jeremy Hayward, we are taught not to. And because...
Science and Intuitive Wisdom
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ISBN 978-0-394-72704-2 /
January 1984
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This book offers penetrating insight into the nature and process of perception through a skillful interweaving of the concepts of the new physics, evolutionary biology, and cognitive psychology with the profound insights of meditative traditions. We are shown how we may go beyond the harsh and narrow...
Proportional Harmonies in Nature, Art, and Architecture Arts / Nature and the Environment / Philosophy / Science Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 160 pages / 9-1/2 x 10-1/2 ISBN 978-1-59030-259-0 / October 2005 List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $19.96, you save $4.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. One of the delights of life is the discovery and rediscovery of patterns of order and beauty in nature—designs revealed by slicing through a head of cabbage or an orange, the forms of shells and butterfly wings. These images are awesome not just for their beauty alone, but because they suggest... Where the Sciences and Buddhism Meet Buddhism, General / Philosophy / Science Paperback / New Science Library / 320 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-0-87773-368-3 / November 1987 List Price: $30.00 Our Price: $24.00, you save $6.00 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. From the author of Perceiving Ordinary Magic, this book proposes that both science and Buddhism offer powerful insights into human nature that can help to bring about profound changes in our lives and our society. Jeremy Hayward argues that a radical uprooting of our beliefs about reality... An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism Fourth Edition, Updated Buddhism, General / Hinduism / Science / Taoism Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 368 pages / 6 x 9 ISBN 978-1-57062-519-0 / December 1999 List Price: $16.95 Our Price: $13.56, you save $3.39 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. After a quarter of a century in print, Capra's groundbreaking work still challenges and inspires. This updated edition of The Tao of Physics includes a new preface and afterword in which the author reviews the developments of the twenty-five years since the book's first publication, discusses... The Biological Roots of Human Understanding, Revised Edition Psychology / Science Paperback / Shambhala Publications / 272 pages / 6 5/8 x 9 ISBN 978-0-87773-642-4 / April 1992 List Price: $29.95 Our Price: $23.96, you save $5.99 (20%) Usually ships in 24–48 hours. "Knowing how we know" is the subject of this book. Its authors present a new view of cognition that has important social and ethical implications, for, they assert, the only world we humans can have is the one we create together through the actions of our coexistence. Written for a general...
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