Be warned though; it is a huge, dense and detailed book since the author is both a neuroscientist/neurologist and a zen meditation practitioner himself.
Back to Si Chen, here you have:
- Paper about finger reading
https://ijhc.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SCLee-2-2.pdf
- Video explanation
N_Lens•3w ago
But then again I've read Matthieu Ricard's book and find his writing to be less than compelling, very subjective and generalizing ideas that have easy to find exceptions. Not to take away from the absolute wealth of knowledge in Buddhism.
rramadass•3w ago
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jonway•2w ago
"Sometimes you are just sitting there, thinking of nothing in particular, and suddenly the thought of someone or a particular event or situation pops up in the mind, seemingly out of nowhere. From there, a whole chain of thoughts begins to unfold, and if you are not mindful, you can easily get lost in it."
Man, if only 18-year-old-me could have realized this!!