Zen and the Art of Consciousness Author:Susan Blackmore Scientists are now considering Zen's huge potential to influence our ability to understand and experience consciousness. Susan Blackmore is a world expert in brain science who has also been practising Zen for over twenty-five years. She doesn't push any religious or spiritual agenda but simply presents the methods used in Zen, such as meditation... more », as an aid to help us all think about such questions as, Am I conscious now? and How does thought arise?« less