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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View from Youth
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Images from Day 5 Morning
April 9, 2009 By
Dear friends, We are preparing for the final day here today. Philosopher Shaun Gallagher will present on phenomenology and the study of the mind. Shaun is quite interested in incorporating the body, social others, and social contexts in our study of the mind. He will talk about how the orientation of the body, for instance, [...] Reflections on Day 4 – Emotion, Attention & Memory
April 9, 2009 By
Today the talks shifted to a focus on emotion and its relation to attention and memory. Dr. Liz Phelps from New York University began the morning by talking about how emotion is defined in the western scientific tradition and why we have them. Liz noted that emotion means many different things, and is defined as [...]
New Friends & Traditional Tibetan Music
April 9, 2009 By
One of the best parts of being here in Dharamsala is meeting new and incredibly interesting and heartfelt people who are all interested in and committed to enhancing the well-being of others. It has also been so nice to receive all of the wonderful comments from the broader sangha out there following the meeting. Thank [...]
April 9, 2009
April 9, 2009 By
Today, Liz Phelps and Cliff Saron presented. The morning session involved engaging discussion concerning what emotion is. How to define it from both the Western cognitive neuroscience and psychological perspective and from the Buddhist perspective. Richie Davidson indicated that emotion can be operationalized in two ways: 1. Detecting stimuli that signal importance to the organism [...]
Jon Kabat-Zinn reflects upon ML XVIII
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Notable Quotes from HHDL
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