Nawang Khechog – Be Kind to Each Other
June 16, 2009 By
Discussion with younger brother of HHDL and D. Meyer on consciousness and computers
April 28, 2009 By
David Meyer talks about conscious machines with Tendzin Choegyal: an intriguing question arose during the meeting concerning the possibility for an evolution of “consciousness” in machines/computers. The younger brother of HHDL, Tendzin Choegyal disagreed with David Meyer’s suggestion that machines will (and have been already) progressively evolve to develop their own form of consciousness. It [...]
Young Scientists’ Perspective on Benefits of Dialogue with HHDL
April 28, 2009 By
Mind and Life has been organizing dialogues between top scientists and His Holiness The Dalai Lama for 20+ years. The purpose of which has been to promote the creation of a contemplative, compassionate, and rigorous experimental and experiential science of the mind which could guide and inform medicine, neuroscience, psychology, education and human development. An [...]
Cultivation of Compassion
April 15, 2009 By
HHDL had an excellent commentary on the cultivation of compassion. He said that it depends on the 3rd deepest level of suffering. (I am not sure what the 1st two stages of suffering refer to). This stage of suffering is linked with a profound aspiration to achieve liberation and a fundamental vulnerability to suffering with [...]
Reflections on developments of Shamatha and distinction between concept and non-conceptual levels of mental experience
April 15, 2009 By
During the development of Shamatha, Alan Wallace describes 9 stages of development in which the quality and nature of mental activity changes. We are all familiar with the “monkey mind” and the sleepy mind that plague the meditator on the cushion. The monkey in our mind is a metaphor for what our mind does when [...]
A few more comments on the week
April 11, 2009 By
His holiness spoke of the lifeforce within us all, referred to as Jivitindriya and he described it as “the water sustains the lotus flower”. He spoke heavily about cultivating Bodicitta and one thought that arose from the dialogue was a very helpful mantra and form of koan: Do not reflect ON experience, use reflection as [...]
April 10, 2009
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