Consciousness at the Crossroads. Literature & Language. Book Report (Book Report Sample)

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The book, Consciousness at the Crossroads: Conversion with Delai Lama on Brain Science and Buddhism addresses vital questions that have caused differences between Western science and religious over many years. These meetings play a key role in highlighting significant impressions taken by Buddhism and Western science in the presentation of different matters. The discussions between Delai Lama and the group of eminent psychiatrists and neurologists are based on various issues including the nature of the mind and whether it is a side effect of the physical processes of the brain and consciousness and its origin. Additionally, it brings out the emphasis of Buddhism on the empirical observation of mental processes and provides an in depth analysis into the nature of these processes. Notably, this paper would focus on the explication of two interesting issues presented in the book. One of the issues that would be discussed in the paper is the adaptive nature of the brain.