Mastering the mind. The common foundation of science and spirituality

What is the mind? We are still looking for answers to this eternal question. Alain B. Wallace and Brian, go offers the science of a mind based on the contemplative wisdom of Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Christianity and Islam.
The authors begin with the history of science and show how science is inclined to neglect the mind - despite the fact that the mind is the very tool through which we know the world of nature. Then they offer contemplative science of the mind, based on sophisticated techniques of meditation, practiced in great spiritual traditions for more than one thousand years. The final section presents meditative techniques applicable to all, from scientists to believers of any denomination, and allowing to reveal new dimensions of consciousness and human well -being