Download or read book Science for Monks: Buddhism and Science, digital original edition written by Owen Flanagan and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is meaning possible in a material world? Owen Flanagan proposes a naturalistic (rather than supernaturalistic) way to live meaningfully, to live a life that really matters, to flourish, to achieve eudaimonia—to be a “happy spirit.” In this BIT, Flanagan draws on insights from neuroscience and on the transformative mindfulness and self-cultivation practices in Buddhism.