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Pain and Japanese Zen

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Part of the book series: Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum ((NEUROCHIRURGICA,volume 38))

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When we speak of “Mind”, we conjure up an opposition between it and “Material”. In other words, dualistic thought is always held within mind. If mind is not in rivalry against material, it holds a position of superiority over it. Mind never holds material within it. Where dualistic thought does not exist, neither does mind.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery of the Teikyo University Hospital, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, 173, Japan

    Keiji Sano M.D., D.M.Sc.,F.A.C.S. (Hon.) (Emeritus Professor of Neurosurgery of the University of Tokyo, Professor and Chairman)

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  1. Keiji Sano M.D., D.M.Sc.,F.A.C.S. (Hon.)
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  1. Clinique Neurochirurgicale, Bruxelles, Belgium

    Jean Brihaye

  2. Neurochirurgische Universitätsklinik, Homburg/Saar, Federal Republic of Germany

    Fritz Loew

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Sano, K. (1987). Pain and Japanese Zen. In: Brihaye, J., Loew, F., Pia, H.W. (eds) Pain. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplementum, vol 38. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6975-9_27

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