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As part of the grand opening of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, the Dalai Lama, along with contemplatives and contemplative scholars, engaged in a dialogue with scientists envisioned in the style of a working lab meeting. In a session to update His Holiness on the latest scientific discoveries, presenters outlined recent research findings as well as obstacles and challenges.
LOCATION: Madison, Wisconsin
Participants
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Honorary Board Chair
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Richard J. Davidson, PhD
William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder & Director of the Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Founder and Chief Visionary for Healthy Minds Innovations, Inc.
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John Dunne, PhD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society
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Clifford Saron, PhD
University of California, Davis
Convening Faculty, Fellow, Planning Committee Member