A 24 Year History of Accomplishment
Mind and Life Dialogues
The titles of these dialogues between the His Holiness the Dalai Lama and leading scientists show the range of topics that the Mind & Life Institute has explored.
- 2010: Contemplative Science: The Scientific Study of the Effect of the Contemplative Practice on Human Biology and Behaviour, co-sponsored by the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus
- 2010: Latest Findings in Contemplative Neuroscience, co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
- 2010: Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems : A Dialogue at the Interface of Economics, Neuroscience and Contemplative Sciences, co-sponsored by the University of Zurich
- 2009: Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century: Educators, Scientists and Contemplatives Dialogue on Cultivating a Healthy Mind, Brain and Heart , co-sponsored by Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Stanford University School of Education, Pennsylvania State University College of Education, University of Virginia Curry School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education, the American Psychological Association and the Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning
- 2009: Attention, Memory, and the Mind
- 2009: Latest Findings in Contemplative Neuroscience
- 2008: Investigating the Mind-Body Connection : The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation, hosted by Mayo Clinic
- 2007: Mindfulness, Compassion and the Treatment of Depression , co-sponsored by Emory University
- 2007: The Universe in a Single Atom
- 2005: Investigating the Mind: The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation , co-sponsored by Johns Hopkins Medical University and Georgetown Medical Center
- 2004: Neuroplasticity: The Neuronal Substrates of Learning and Transformation
- 2003: Investigating the Mind: Exchanges between Buddhism and Biobehavioral Science on How the Mind Works , co-sponsored by the McGovern Institute at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- 2002: The Nature of Matter, The Nature of Life
- 2001: Transformations of Mind, Brain and Emotion at the University of Wisconsin
- 2000: Destructive Emotions
- 1998: Epistemological Questions in Quantum Physics and Eastern Contemplative Sciences at Innsbruck University
- 1997: The New Physics and Cosmology
- 1995: Altruism, Ethics, and Compassion
- 1992: Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying
- 1990: Emotions and Health
- 1989: Dialogues between Buddhism and the Neurosciences
- 1987: Dialogues between Buddhism and the Cognitive Sciences
Mind and Life Books and DVD Sets
The following books and DVD sets describe discussions between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Western scientists. Books in print can be obtained from major booksellers; DVD sets are available directly from the Mind & Life Institute. For more information about each title, please go to our Publications page.
- Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems, DVD from Mind and Life XX, in 2010
- Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century, DVD from Mind and Life XIX, in 2009
- The Science of a Compassionate Life, DVD from His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Denver Public Talk, in 2006
- The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation, DVD from Mind and Life XIII, in 2005
- Train your Mind; Change your Brain, from Mind and Life XII, in 2004
- Investigating the Mind, DVD from Mind and Life XI, in 2003
- The Dalai Lama at MIT, from Mind and Life XI, in 2003
- Mind and Life: Discussions with the Dalai Lama on the Nature of Reality, from Mind and Life X, in 2002
- Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama, from Mind and Life VIII, in 2000
- The New Physics and Cosmology: Dialogues with the Dalai Lama, from Mind and Life VI, in 1997
- Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists, from Mind and Life V, in 1995
- Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness with the Dalai Lama, from Mind and Life IV, in 1992
- Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health, from Mind and Life III, in 1990
- Consciousness at the Crossroads: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Brain Science and Buddhism, from Mind and Life II, in 1989
- Gentle Bridges: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind, from Mind and Life I, in 1987
