Written by leading scholars and including a foreword by the Dalai Lama, this book presents a compelling collection of articles that illustrate the potential of Buddhist informed social sciences in contemporary society, including new insights into the nature of human consciousness.

Preface Acknowledgements Part 1: An Understanding of Consciousness from Traditional Buddhist Philosophical Perspectives 1. The First-person Perspective in Postmodern Psychology 2. The Spiritual Significance of Emptiness in Nagarjuna's Mulamadhyamakakarik 3. A Comparative Study of the âlaya-vijñana as Seen from the Yogacara and Dzogchen Perspectives 4. Rangjung Dorje's Variegations of Mind: Ordinary Awareness and Pristine Awareness in Tibetan Buddhist Literature 5. Nirvàõa and Neuroscience: The Self-Liberating Brain 6. Vacuum States of Consciousness: A Tibetan Buddhist View 7. The Co-Emergence of the Knower and the Known: A Comparison between Madhyamaka and Kant's Epistemology 8. The Bodhisattva's Brain: Neuroscience and Happiness 9. The Co-arising of Self and Object, World, and Society: Buddhist and Scientific Approaches 10. Tibetan Buddhism and Jungian Psychology Part 2: Mental Afflictions: Their Arising and Deconstruction 11. Mindfulness in the Pàli Nikàyas 12. The Transformative Impact of Non-Self 13. Tsong-kha-pa's Gradual Path System for Ending Mental Afflictions and his Methods for Countering Anger 14. Western Science Meets Eastern Wisdom to Experience Bodily Feelings 15. Zen Koan and Mental Health: The Art of Not Deceiving Yourself 16. Buddhism in the West: The Primacy of Meditation Practice 17. Destructive Emotions 18. Finding the Middle Way: A Multi-Domain Model of Meditation in the Treatment of Compulsive Eating 19. Mindfulness Meditation in the Prevention and Treatment of Addictive Behaviours 20. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression 21. The Psychological Processes Underlying Mindfulness: Exploring the Link Between Buddhism and Modern Contextual Behavioural Psychology 22. Buddhist Practice and Emotional Intelligence: Finding the Convergence 23. Mindfulness and Enactment in Psychoanalysis 24. Contribution of Modern Psychological Methods to the Attainment of Buddhist Goals Epilogue: Where We Are and Where We Are Likely to Go