Born in New York City in 1952, Sharon Salzberg experienced a childhood involving considerable loss and turmoil. An early realization of the power of meditation to overcome personal suffering determined her life direction. Her teaching and writing now communicates that power to a worldwide audience of practitioners. Sharon first encountered Buddhism in 1969, in an [...] Interview with Sharon Salzberg – Upaya Newsletter
October 5, 2010 By
Born in New York City in 1952, Sharon Salzberg experienced a childhood involving considerable loss and turmoil. An early realization of the power of meditation to overcome personal suffering determined her life direction. Her teaching and writing now communicates that power to a worldwide audience of practitioners. Sharon first encountered Buddhism in 1969, in an [...] Interview with Matthieu Ricard – Upaya Newsletter
October 5, 2010 By
Meditate Yourself Better: Interview with Matthieu Ricard by Curtis Abraham The Buddhist monk and author of The Art of Meditation explains how meditation improves mind and body alike, and how altruism could transform economics. How did you become involved in the science of meditation? Ricard: The Dalai Lama often describes Buddhism as being, above all, [...]
Adam Engle on Fearless QA
October 5, 2010 By
Mind and Life Summer Research Institute: Day 5
June 19, 2010 By
The scientific exploration resumed Friday, following a day of silence, including contemplative practices of mediation and walking mediation, along with meditation instruction and contemplative instructions from contemplatives Sharon Salzberg, Will Kabat-Zinn, Geshe Dorji Damdul and Tsoknyi Rinpoche. The First Morning Session of Day 5 was Teacher-Student Interactions: The Role of Mindfulness, by Bridget Hamre, [...] MLSRI 2010: Day 3
June 16, 2010 By
Day 3 opened with the customary yoga followed by meditation. Today’s First Moring Session featured the talk, The Development of Consciousness in Childhood by Philip Zelazo, Ph.D. The talk addressed the development of reflective control processes in childhood, how this development is influenced by language and culture, and implications of this research in understanding awareness, [...] MLSRI 2010: Day 2
June 15, 2010 By
Day 2 started off with 6 a.m. yoga led by Catherine Shaddix, based on Ashtanga yoga, which focuses on breathing, by silent meditation at 7 a.m. The silence from the night before was held through morning breakfast, broken by the morning sessions. The First Morning Session, Contemplative Practices, Education and Human Development, given by Mark [...] Mind and Life Summer Research Institute: Day 1
June 15, 2010 By
The 7th Annual Mind and Life Summer Research Institute commenced Monday, June 14, 2010. Participants arrived from as far away as Israel, France, Australia and Canada. More than 160 fellows and faculty are attending this year’s Summer Research Institute: Education. Developmental Neuroscience and Contemplative Practices: Questions, Challenges and Opportunities. The weeklong event is held [...] ML XX – Day 3 – The Conclusion
April 11, 2010 By
Session 5 The final session of ML XX began with Roshi Joan Halifax quoting His Holiness from years ago – “Compassion is not a luxury, it is a necessity for human beings to survive.” Moving on to the sole formal presentation of the session, William George of Harvard Business School spoke of compassionate, authentic leadership. [...] ML XX – Day 2
April 10, 2010 By
Session 3 “What are the recent most important findings from economic research which help us to understand how cooperation, how decision-making and prosocial behavior work?” This is how Gert Scobel of 3sat opened the introduction to Session 3 on Day 2. Lord Richard Layard of the London School of Economics, after discussing different situations where [...]
ML XX – Day 1
April 9, 2010 By
After watching a great first day, I have taken some notes to share with the rest of you out there – enjoy! Session 1 Introductory remarks by Adam Engle, CEO and co-founder of the Mind & Life Institute, kicked off ML XX: Altruism and Compassion in Economics Systems. Rektor Andreas Fischer – the President of [...]
