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Presence: Quiet Awareness and How it Deepens in Meditation and the Brain Paperback – March 2, 2023

by Doug Kraft (Author)
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Presence is not a thing we can perceive. It is the space within which things can be known. It is not a tangible object (like a bird or a person) or an intangible object (like a thought or a mood). Rather, it is a field of awareness which makes knowing possible.

In this book Doug Kraft explores the confluence of the ancient Buddha’s understanding of the mind with the emerging neuroscientific understanding of the brain. Engaging this odd couple can deepen meditation and help us relate to life with greater wisdom, heart, and presence.
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Easing Awake Books (March 2, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 260 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1735073725
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1735073729
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.65 x 9 inches
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    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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Doug Kraft

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Doug Kraft is a meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and Unitarian Universalist minister. He has a degree in psychology from the University of Wisconsin and a Masters of Divinity from Starr King School of the Ministry in Berkeley, California.

Over the years he has also worked as a special education teacher, director of a counseling center for youth at risk, computer programmer, and workshop leader.

Doug has trained in Buddhist meditation for over 40 years. His primary teachers have been John Travis, Bhante Vimalaraṁsi, and Ajahn Tong in northern Thailand. Other teachers have included Ruth Dennison, Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, Larry Rosenberg, Joanna Macy, and many others. Outside of Theravada circles, he has trained with the Korean Zen Master, Sahn Seung, Mingyur Rinpoche, Ram Dass, Pir Vilat Khan, Salvador Rouchet, Emmanuel, and Jean Houston.

Along the way he has raised two boys, earned five black belts in karate, and written several books on spirituality and meditation. Currently he lives in northern California with his wife and cat.

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Prashant Billore
5.0 out of 5 stars Real help in deepening the practice, not just an academic exercise
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2023
I know a lot of people are interested in proving that what Buddha said correlates with the latest research in neuroscience. Doug Kraft does not seem to be one of them.

This book brought clarity and practical wisdom. Doug brought insights into the nature of self and reality from both Buddhist and neuroscience point of view. That combination made meditation deeper. The decision to let go became easier. A new place in the experience emerged, deeper than thought and sensations, turning inwards which helped in relieving the suffering at the core. Mind could let go of the hold on consciousness even when the experience had a mix of suffering and peace.

I tried reading the neuroscience research Doug has used as a foundation directly and could not make a lot of progress :) I am super grateful for Doug to make this simpler, accessible and most importantly very useful and relevant to meditators.
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