Culadasa (John Yates, Ph.D.) is the director of Dharma Treasure Buddhist Sangha in Tucson, Arizona and author of "The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Using Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science".  He joins host Vincent Horn to discuss the themes in "The Mind Illuminated", and to describe how his life as a professor of physiology and neuroscience intersected with Buddhism.
UPDATE: This is an edited version of a much longer interview.  The rest of the interview--detailing the 10 stages of concentration--will be released soon in the Buddhist Geeks Dojo.  Culadasa will be joining the Dojo community on October 6th for a Practice AMA (“ask me anything”).  You can get a trial month to check it out and join that event.
Links
- Culadasa.com  [http://culadasa.com/]
- "The Mind Illuminated : A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science"
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- Dharma Treasure [ http://dharmatreasure.org ]

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