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|Conversation 2|Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India
Interdependence, Ethics, and Social Networks
6 sessions3:44 total hours
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Perception, Concepts, and Self
2015|Dialogue 30|Sera Monastery, Bylakuppe, India
Perception, Concepts, and Self
Contemporary Scientific and Buddhist Perspectives
19 sessions17:35 total hours
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Mind, Brain, and Matter
2013|Dialogue 26|Drepung Monastery, Mundgod, India
Mind, Brain, and Matter
Critical Conversations Between Buddhist Thought and Science
27 sessions14:07 total hours
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Investigating the Mind
2005|Dialogue 13|Dar Constitution Hall, Washington, DC
Investigating the Mind
The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation
16 sessions8:23 total hours
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Neuroplasticity
2004|Dialogue 12|Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India
Neuroplasticity
The Neuronal Substrates of Learning and Transformation
1 sessions0:45 total hours
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Destructive Emotions
2000|Dialogue 8|Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India
Destructive Emotions
11 sessions11:07 total hours
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Altruism, Ethics and Compassion
1995|Dialogue 5|Dharamsala, India
Altruism, Ethics and Compassion
9 sessions8:45 total hours
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