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If you've ever wondered about the nature of reality or sought to understand how your brain creates and perceives the world, Holly Marie Pollard-Wright's latest book is for you

In this thought-provoking and boundary-pushing work, Pollard-Wright explores some of the deepest, most enduring questions.

• What is reality?
• What role does science play in cognitive function?
• Where does spirituality fit into the puzzle?

Using a combination of Buddhist teachings and current scientific theories, Pollard-Wright fuses spirituality and science to explain...

What is real?

There are many scientific theories about what creates consciousness, but not all of them agree. Realizing that science and spirituality have perspectives that complement each other, author Holly Marie Pollard-Wright offers a unique definition of reality combining the disciplines of neurology, cognitive science, and theoretical physics with the Buddhist teachings of the Tibetan master and scholar Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche.

Accessible to anyone regardless of scientific background, this thoughtful resource explores the idea that, beyond our five senses, there is an...

How do we foster in college students the cognitive complexity, ethical development, and personal resolve that are required for living in this "sustainability century"? Tackling these complex and highly interdependent problems requires nuanced interdisciplinary understandings, collective endeavors, systemic solutions, and profound cultural shifts. Contributors in this book present both a rationale as well as a theoretical framework for incorporating reflective and contemplative pedagogies to help students pause, deepen their awareness, think more carefully, and work with complexity in...

How do we foster in college students the cognitive complexity, ethical development, and personal resolve that are required for living in this "sustainability century"? Tackling these complex and highly interdependent problems requires nuanced interdisciplinary understandings, collective endeavors, systemic solutions, and profound cultural shifts. Contributors in this book present both a rationale as well as a theoretical framework for incorporating reflective and contemplative pedagogies to help students pause, deepen their awareness, think more carefully, and work with complexity in...