As we start to fall asleep, the sense of self slackens. Images float by, and our awareness
becomes progressively absorbed in them. The impression of being a bounded individual …

This is a book for scholars of Western philosophy who wish to engage with Buddhist
philosophy, or who simply want to extend their philosophical horizons. It is also a book for …

Mindfulness-based approaches to medicine, psychology, neuroscience, healthcare,
education, business leadership, and other major societal institutions have become …

The aim of this article is to explore an approach to'mindfulness' that lies outside of the usual
Buddhist mainstream. This approach adopts a'non-dual'stance to meditation practice, and …

What does it mean to be a person? The philosophical problem of personal identity has been
the subject of much debate in both Western philosophy and Buddhist philosophy. This book …

What is it to occupy a first-person stance? Is the first-personal idea one has of oneself in
conflict with the idea of oneself as a physical being? How, if there is a conflict, is it to be …

World Philosophies presents in one volume a superb introduction to all the world's major
philosophical and religious traditions. Covering all corners of the globe, Ninian Smart's work …

Jan Westerhoff unfolds the story of one of the richest episodes in the history of Indian
thought, the development of Buddhist philosophy in the first millennium CE. He starts from …

In this paper, I will first outline a view regarding the relationship between consciousness, self-
consciousness and a minimal notion of self that is widespread in the phenomenological …

T his book is about the philosophical content of an interreligious debate between Buddhist
and Hindu intellectuals in premodern India. Its central concern is the range of arguments that …