How Long to Read Realizing Awakened Consciousness

How Long Does it Take to Read Realizing Awakened Consciousness?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 30 minutes to read Realizing Awakened Consciousness by Richard P. Boyle

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

If, as Buddhism claims, the potential for awakening exists in all human beings, we should be able to map the phenomenon with the same science we apply to other forms of consciousness. A student of cognitive social science and a Zen practitioner for more than forty years, Richard P. Boyle brings his sophisticated perspective to bear on the development of a theoretical model for both ordinary and awakened consciousness. Boyle conducts probing interviews with eleven prominent Western Buddhist teachers (Shinzen Young, John Tarrant, Ken McLeod, Ajahn Amaro, Martine Batchelor, Shaila Catherine, Gil Fronsdal, Stephen Batchelor, Pat Enkyo O'Hara, Bernie Glassman, and Joseph Goldstein) and one scientist (James Austin) who have experienced awakening. From the paths they traveled to enlightenment and their descriptions of the experience, he derives three fundamental properties of awakened consciousness. He then constructs an overarching model that explains how Buddhist practices help free the mind from attachments to reality and the self and make possible the three properties of awakening. Specifically, these teachers describe how they worked to control attention and quiet the mind, detach from ideas and habits, and open themselves to compassion. Boyle's account incorporates current theories of consciousness, sociological insights, and research in neuroscience to advance the study of awakened consciousness and help an even greater number of people to realize it.

How long is Realizing Awakened Consciousness?

Realizing Awakened Consciousness by Richard P. Boyle is 384 pages long, and a total of 97,536 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 119% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Realizing Awakened Consciousness Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 52 minutes to read Realizing Awakened Consciousness aloud.

What Reading Level is Realizing Awakened Consciousness?

Realizing Awakened Consciousness is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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