{"description": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "The Mind Illuminated is the first how-to meditation guide from a neuroscientist who is also an acclaimed meditation master. This innovative book offers a 10-stage program that is both deeply grounded in ancient spiritual teachings about mindfulness and holistic health, and also draws from the latest brain science to provide a roadmap for anyone interested in achieving the benefits of mindfulness. Dr. John Yates offers a new and fascinating model of how the mind works, including steps to overcome mind wandering and dullness, extending your attention span while meditating, and subduing subtle distractions. This groundbreaking manual provides illustrations and charts to help you work through each stage of the process, offering tools that work across all types of meditation practices."}, "notes": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Originally published: Dharma Treasure Press, 2015.\n\nIncludes bibliographical references and index."}, "title": "The mind illuminated", "subtitle": "a complete meditation guide integrating Buddhist wisdom and brain science for greater mindfulness", "authors": [{"key": "/authors/OL7525492A"}], "publish_date": "2017", "isbn_10": ["1501156985"], "lc_classifications": ["BQ5612 .Y38 2017", "BQ5612.Y38 2017"], "contributions": ["Immergut, Matthew, author", "Graves, Jeremy, author"], "subjects": ["Meditation", "Buddhism"], "edition_name": "First Touchstone trade paperback edition.", "pagination": "xxvii, 484 pages", "source_records": ["marc:marc_openlibraries_sanfranciscopubliclibrary/sfpl_chq_2018_12_24_run06.mrc:39463903:2972", "bwb:9781501156984", "promise:bwb_daily_pallets_2022-03-17", "ia:mindilluminatedc0000yate"], "dewey_decimal_class": ["615.8/528", "294.34435"], "isbn_13": ["9781501156984"], "languages": [{"key": "/languages/eng"}], "lccn": ["2016951891"], "local_id": ["urn:sfpl:31223122316798", "urn:bwbsku:P7-CUR-458"], "publish_country": "nyu", "by_statement": "Culadasa (John Yates, PhD) and Matthew Immergut, PhD, with Jeremy Graves", "oclc_numbers": ["953885722"], "type": {"key": "/type/edition"}, "ocaid": "mindilluminatedc0000yate", "key": "/books/OL26932820M", "number_of_pages": 484, "works": [{"key": "/works/OL19719691W"}], "covers": [15098358, 14496993], "publishers": ["Touchstone"], "latest_revision": 6, "revision": 6, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2019-05-23T23:40:55.150215"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-06-29T00:19:58.030110"}}