4 papers in the library · publishing 2016
Living Zen Remindfully October 21, 2016 James H. Austin
This chapter recounts the evolution of the author’s benign auditory hypnopompic hallucinations over the past 12 years. They represent a memory retrieval function that can become more elaborate when meditation occurs more frequently.
Living Zen Remindfully October 21, 2016 James H. Austin
This chapter introduces the topics of meditation, creativity, how they are related to creative problem-solving skills, and updates recent research on these topics.
Living Zen Remindfully October 21, 2016 James H. Austin
This chapter recounts the stories of Peter Coyote and Shoji Hamada. They illustrate how bird songs can capture attention in ways that can generate alternate states of consciousness. They illustrate the principles underlying Avian Zen.
Living Zen Remindfully October 21, 2016 James H. Austin
This chapter examines the circumstances surrounding episodes in Basho’s later life when he appeared to have experienced an alternate state of consciousness. Gazing upward and listening upward spontaneously have the potential to trigger such states.