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Nawang Khechog - Be Kind to Each Other

The Varela Awardees at 2009 SRI

Ringu Tulku on Self-NoSelf

Nawang Khechog and Adam Engle set the tone for 2009 Summer Research Institute

Discussion with younger brother of HHDL and D. Meyer on consciousness and computers

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 is an interesting topic of discussion and this conversation was only a small sound bite of a larger debate that occurred.

Young Scientists’ Perspective on Benefits of Dialogue with HHDL

Mind and Life has been organizing dialogues between top scientists and His Holiness The Dalai Lama for 20+ years. The ...

Sensation, Feeling, Image, Talk

Dear friends, One of the enduring discussions of the meeting for me has been the "levels of processing" discussion between Buddhism ...

The Physical Place

Dear friends, To give you a sense of the physical surroundings, I start with far off shots of the temple and ...

Cultivation of Compassion

HHDL had an excellent commentary on the cultivation of compassion. He said that it depends on the 3rd deepest level of ...

Reflections on developments of Shamatha and distinction between concept and non-conceptual levels of mental experience

During the development of Shamatha, Alan Wallace describes 9 stages of development in which the quality and nature of mental ...

Roshi Joan Halifax Reflections on Conference

Dear friends, To see some more post-conference reflections, please visit: http://www.upaya.org/newsletter/view/2009/04/13

A few more comments on the week

His holiness spoke of the lifeforce within us all, referred to as Jivitindriya and he described it as "the water ...

April 10, 2009

Hi all, The meeting has finished, but the effects are likely to be long-lasting and it may take weeks or months ...

View from Youth

Cliff Saron's lovely daughter Rayna has also been blogging and sent her blog address. To get a view of the ...

Images from Day 5 Morning

Dear friends, We are preparing for the final day here today. Philosopher Shaun Gallagher will present on phenomenology and the study ...