Waking, dreaming, being : self and consciousness in neuroscience, meditation, and philosophy / Evan Thompson ; foreword by Stephen Batchelor.

New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]

xl, 453 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Dalai Lama's conjecture -- Seeing: what is consciousness? -- Waking: how do we perceive? -- Being: what is pure awareness? -- Dreaming: who am I? -- Witnessing: is this a dream? -- Imagining: are we real? -- Floating: where am I? -- Sleeping: are we conscious in deep sleep? -- Dying: what happens when we die? -- Knowing: is the self an illusion?