The Mind & Life Digital Library

For over three decades, Mind & Life has hosted Dialogues and Conversations with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and leading scientists, scholars, and contemplatives to explore key questions at the intersection of science and contemplative wisdom. Below you will find recordings of these timeless conversations with deep relevance for our world today. The library provides a unique window into the art of interdisciplinary dialogue, while tracing the evolution of the field of contemplative science.

Additional Dialogues are being added to the archive on an ongoing basis.

The Digital Library was made possible thanks to generous donations by The Gaden Phodrang Foundation of the Dalai Lama, the Hershey Family Foundation, and the Morrison Centre.

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Interdependence, Ethics, and Social Networks
2022|Dialogue 38|Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India

6 sessions3:44 total hours
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Perception, Concepts, and Self
2015|Dialogue 30|Sera Monastery, Bylakuppe, India

Contemporary Scientific and Buddhist Perspectives

19 sessions17:35 total hours
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Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence
2011|Dialogue 23|Dharamsala, India

8 sessions5:28 total hours
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Educating World Citizens for the 21st Century
2009|Dialogue 19|DAR Constitution Hall, Washington, DC, USA

Educators, Scientists, and Contemplatives Dialogue on Cultivating a Healthy Mind, Brain and Heart

7 sessions9:45 total hours
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Investigating the Mind-Body Connection
2008|Dialogue 16|Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation

4 sessions5:03 total hours
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Investigating the Mind
2005|Dialogue 13|Dar Constitution Hall, Washington, DC

The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation

16 sessions8:23 total hours
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Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying
1992|Dialogue 4|Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India

16 sessions17:33 total hours
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