Lewis Lancaster on Buddhist philosophy, perception and cognitive neuroscience

[naegling3]

seriously that "professor" don't know $#@&. Steve Brule could do a better job.

[naegling3]

this is all very incorrect.

[mettacintena]

Wonderful lecture!

[Pianoantics]

and guess what they found when they hooked up the meditators, that they were in essence dead. lol

[plassma]

@Rapsta: Lancaster is not a scientist, he is a Buddhologist. What he is talking about is a sort of projection of modern scientific findngs onto Abhidharma theory. The basic philosophy he presents is all present in the Abhidharma, he is just framing it in terms of neurons, etc.

[retster]

"He could turn off his brain and the pain sensors in his brain." (7:31)

Buddhism is about breaking free from conditioned responses. Fire still burns.

This is a very "brain is all" heavy lecture.

[rapsta86]

no. i disagree with this scientist. I do not think Buddhism teaches what Mr. Lancaster claims to be teaching

[cha1tman]

i want to know what the results of those tests were

[DreamsofMajesty]

scribd (dot) com/nb812

[qaplatlhinganmaH]

watch youtube video:

TEDxBlue - Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. - 10/18/09

[RanjanLekhy]

It is really a great lecture!

[qaplatlhinganmaH]

check out youtube vid

Dan Siegel Google Talk