The Mind & Life blog displays the multitude of perspectives and experiences of our expanding community since 2010. From scientific reviews to poetry, from institutional updates to event summaries, from Fellows spotlights to grantee profiles, this blog archive features a rich variety of work, searchable by date and topic.
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2021 President’s Letter
Susan Bauer-Wu • January 22, 2021
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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The Dalai Lama, Greta Thunberg, and Leading Scientists Share Urgent Message to Protect the Planet
Mind and Life Institute • January 12, 2021
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection
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Coping with Loneliness & Stress: The Role of Mindful Acceptance
Sheila Kinkade • January 4, 2021
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mental Health | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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Bridging Psychology and Contemplative Practice to Benefit Hearts and Minds Today
Paul Condon • December 8, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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Dr. Peter Wayne Honored with Catherine Kerr Award for Courageous and Compassionate Science
Mind and Life Institute • December 1, 2020
Topics: Body-based Practices | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Stress & Resilience
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Calling on Our Shared Humanity
Susan Bauer-Wu • November 4, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other
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How One Scientist is Using Mindfulness to Transform Treatment for Pain and Addiction
Sheila Kinkade • October 27, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Interconnection | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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What Contemplative Wisdom Can Teach Us About Navigating Challenging Times
Jack Kornfield • October 12, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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Student Flourishing Initiative: Building Resiliency Among College Students
Sheila Kinkade • August 31, 2020
Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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Cultivating Compassion in Healthcare: One Researcher’s Journey
Sheila Kinkade • July 22, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness
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Can We Change Racial Bias?
Wendy Hasenkamp • July 17, 2020
Topics: Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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Cultivating Pro-Sociality at a Time of Unprecedented Change
Mind and Life Institute • July 12, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change
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Message from the Dalai Lama in a Time of Crisis: “We Have to Think of One Humanity”
Mind and Life Institute • July 2, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Self & Other
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Mind & Life Speaks Out Against Racism
Susan Bauer-Wu • June 2, 2020
Topics: Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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“It’s Helped Me Manage My Life Better:” How University Students Benefit from Mindfulness During the Pandemic
Sheila Kinkade • May 18, 2020
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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Could COVID-19 be the Catalyst Whole Student Education Needs?
Sheila Kinkade • May 4, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education
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Cultivating a Compassionate and Connected Remote Work Culture
Susan Bauer-Wu • April 17, 2020
Topics: Interconnection | Stress & Resilience
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Mind & Life Impact Story: Bringing Mindfulness to Utah Public Schools
Brynn Pedrick • April 5, 2020
Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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“Education of the Heart”: New Mind & Life Digital Dialogue Spotlights Role of Education in Human Flourishing
Mind and Life Institute • March 24, 2020
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Interconnection
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New Mind & Life Podcast to Tell Deeper Story of Contemplative Science
Sheila Kinkade • March 20, 2020
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Where Does Your Mind Wander—And Does It Matter?
Arnaud Delorme • February 28, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Stress & Resilience
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Fellow Spotlight: Norm Farb
Mind and Life Institute • February 17, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mental Health | Stress & Resilience
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PEACE Grant Named in Honor of Samuel B. Hanser
Mind and Life Institute • February 7, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Interconnection
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Helen Weng: Using Science to Spread a Message of Compassion, Equity, and Inclusion
Sheila Kinkade • January 29, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Self & Other | Social Change
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Fellow Spotlight: Brooke D. Lavelle
Mind and Life Institute • January 21, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Social Change
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Toward a Whole World Ethic: The Role of Conscious Evolution
Mind and Life Institute • December 19, 2019
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other
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Transforming Lives and Communities with Compassion
Mind and Life Institute • November 19, 2019
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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Fellow Spotlight: Jennifer Mascaro
Mind and Life Institute • November 18, 2019
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Interconnection
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Upcoming Mind & Life Conversations to Explore Role of Compassion and Conscious Evolution in Healing Growing Divides
Mind and Life Institute • October 22, 2019
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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Special Issue on Mindfulness
Mind and Life Institute • October 16, 2019
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mindfulness
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Fellow Spotlight: David Creswell
Mind and Life Institute • October 14, 2019
Topics: Mental Health | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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Seeding Peace in the Heart of Conflict: A Think Tank Project in Colombia
Juan Santoyo, Juliana M Santoyo • June 28, 2019
Topics: Interconnection | Mental Health | Self & Other | Social Change
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Contemplative Research and the Case for Transcultural Experiences and Perspectives
Hiroe Hu • April 10, 2019
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Mindfulness
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Meditation for Mental Health: How Does Mindfulness Compare to Other Treatments?
Mind and Life Institute • January 25, 2019
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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Mind & Life Kyoto Conference Bridges East and West; Science and Contemplative Wisdom
Mind and Life Institute • December 6, 2018
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Mindfulness
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With Justice and Contemplation for All
Mind and Life Institute • October 15, 2018
Topics: Body-based Practices | Mindfulness | Social Change
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The Geopolitics of the Other
Mind and Life Institute • September 19, 2018
Topics: Self & Other | Social Change
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1,000 Years of Sacred Wisdom Preserved in One Very Special Book
Mind and Life Institute • September 4, 2018
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom
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Engaging in a Socially Unjust World with Love, Compassion, and Resolve
Mind and Life Institute • August 22, 2018
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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2018 SRI Reflections: “I judge less. I understand more.”
Mind and Life Institute • August 7, 2018
Topics: Body-based Practices | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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Six Positive Steps Toward Educational Renewal
Mind and Life Institute • July 12, 2018
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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Why It’s Time: “Engaging Cultural Difference and Human Diversity”
Mind and Life Institute • May 30, 2018
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change
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Pain Relief without Opioids?
Mind and Life Institute • April 26, 2018
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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Meditation and Science: Ten Essays Worth Reading
Mind and Life Institute • April 23, 2018
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Mindfulness
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Sharon Salzberg: Love is a Verb
Mind and Life Institute • April 9, 2018
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Interconnection | Mindfulness
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To Change the World, Start with How We Educate Children
Mind and Life Institute • April 2, 2018
Topics: Education | Self & Other | Social Change
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Preventing Racial Bias in the Classroom: What One Researcher Hopes to Learn
Mind and Life Institute • March 23, 2018
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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How Do We Know What’s True?
Mind and Life Institute • February 12, 2018
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Self & Other | Social Change
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A Golden String: Mind & Life 2018
Mind and Life Institute • January 17, 2018
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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A Conversation with Jim Austin and Susan Bauer-Wu
Mind and Life Institute • November 20, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives at Mind & Life
Mind and Life Institute • October 25, 2017
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change
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Ubuntu/Botho Leadership: An Ocean that Rejects No River
Mind and Life Institute • October 25, 2017
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other | Social Change
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The ever-evolving connection between culture and human biology.
Mind and Life Institute • September 29, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mental Health | Social Change
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Promoting Openness and Transparency in the Contemplative Sciences
Mind and Life Institute • August 25, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Social Change
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Interconnection, Inclusivity and Transdisciplinary Collaboration in Contemplative Research
Mind and Life Institute • August 7, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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Utilizing Mindfulness Practice to Facilitate the Transition to College
Mind and Life Institute • July 1, 2017
Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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Right Here, Write Now
Mind and Life Institute • June 30, 2017
Topics: Body-based Practices | Mindfulness
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Nature & Well-Being: Gratitude
Mind and Life Institute • June 29, 2017
Topics: Environment | Mental Health | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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Mindfulness as a Treatment for Depression and Anxiety
Mind and Life Institute • June 28, 2017
Topics: Mental Health | Mindfulness
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An Exploration of Nature, Mindfulness and Well-Being
Mind and Life Institute • June 27, 2017
Topics: Body-based Practices | Environment | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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Mindfulness in Periods of Stress
Mind and Life Institute • June 26, 2017
Topics: Body-based Practices | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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Building a Humane Science of Intersubjectivity
Mind and Life Institute • June 23, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Interconnection
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Is Technology Interfering with Our Most Intimate Relationships?
Mind and Life Institute • June 20, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Interconnection
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The PhenoTank: A Mind & Life Think Tank on the Microphenomenology of Contemplative Experience
Mind and Life Institute • May 16, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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An in-depth look at a Mind & Life Think Tank on Abrahamic traditions
Mind and Life Institute • May 12, 2017
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other
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How personal experience as a racial minority led to a career studying compassion meditation in diverse populations
Mind and Life Institute • March 27, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Social Change
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An interview with Eric Garland, Ph.D.
Mind and Life Institute • February 24, 2017
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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ISCS 2016 marks coming of age for Mind & Life
Mind and Life Institute • December 16, 2016
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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“Prayer is action”: Contemplative practice and social justice in Standing Rock, ND
Mind and Life Institute • December 14, 2016
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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The Mind & Life community remembers Cathy Kerr
Mind and Life Institute • November 28, 2016
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom
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A Call for More Compassionate, Equitable Education
Mind and Life Institute • November 2, 2016
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Social Change
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Community and Conversations on Context in Contemplative Studies
Mind and Life Institute • July 8, 2016
Topics: Body-based Practices | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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President’s Message: New Vision and Priorities
Mind and Life Institute • March 19, 2016
Topics: Interconnection | Social Change
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Mindfulness and Racial Bias: Resources For Deeper Understanding
Mind and Life Institute • January 13, 2016
Topics: Interconnection | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change
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Developing Measures of Compassion, Empathy, Care, and Kindness
Mind and Life Institute • November 18, 2015
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness
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The contemplative path: How do we learn?
Mind and Life Institute • July 28, 2015
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Mindfulness
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The Contemplative Development Mapping Project: A new model for interdisciplinary investigation
Willoughby Britton, Jared Lindahl • July 15, 2015
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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Mind–Body Interventions Affect Sleep and Oxytocin in Cancer Survivors
Mind and Life Institute • June 12, 2015
Topics: Body-based Practices | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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Remembrance of things to come: the predictive nature of the mind and contemplative practices
Mind and Life Institute • December 12, 2014
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A Question of Focus
Mind and Life Institute • October 19, 2014
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Mindfulness
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Roshi Joan Halifax
Mind and Life Institute • September 19, 2014
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Stress & Resilience
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The Bright Knight of the Soul
Mind and Life Institute • September 18, 2014
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Interconnection
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Nine Meditations from SRI 2013
Mind and Life Institute • September 18, 2014
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Mindfulness
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Ommm Ex Machina
Mind and Life Institute • September 18, 2014
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mindfulness
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Model Behavior
Mind and Life Institute • September 18, 2014
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Mindfulness
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The Peril and Promise of Selflessness
Mind and Life Institute • September 18, 2014
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Mental Health | Self & Other
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Embodying Care
Mind and Life Institute • September 18, 2014
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Interconnection
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Church, State, and the Mindfulness Movement
Mind and Life Institute • September 18, 2014
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Social Change
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Grey Matters: Examining Subjective Experience
Mind and Life Institute • August 13, 2014
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Self & Other
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The Paradox of Passion
Mind and Life Institute • July 24, 2014
Topics: Education | Interconnection
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Donor Profile – Penny Pilgram George
Mind and Life Institute • July 24, 2014
Topics: Interconnection | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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The Dark Knight
Mind and Life Institute • July 2, 2014
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Mental Health | Stress & Resilience
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The Care Proposition
Mind and Life Institute • July 2, 2014
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness
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The Craving Cycle
Mind and Life Institute • July 1, 2014
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Mental Health
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Theory of Mind
Mind and Life Institute • June 18, 2014
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom
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Longing After Loss
Mind and Life Institute • December 16, 2013
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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The Pharmacy of Desire
Mind and Life Institute • December 14, 2013
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Mental Health
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The Anxiety of Happiness
Mind and Life Institute • December 10, 2013
Topics: Mental Health | Mindfulness
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Grey Matters: The BRAIN Initiative & Mapping the Mind
Mind and Life Institute • October 15, 2013
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mindfulness
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Meditation: It’s Not What You Think
Mind and Life Institute • September 13, 2013
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Mindfulness
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Arming Introspection
Mind and Life Institute • May 10, 2013
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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Can Meditation Change Compassionate Behavior?
Mind and Life Institute • April 5, 2013
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Mindfulness