Mind & Life XXII – Session 5

Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XVII: Contemplative Science” on October 23, 2010. Reflections, Integrations, and Future Direction Previous sessions have shown the great benefit that can arise from a clear and rigorous dialogue between modern science and the contemplative traditions of India. This final session concentrates on the future avenues of …

Mind & Life XXII – Session 4

Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XVII: Contemplative Science” on October 21-23, 2010. Understanding Contemplative Practices: Yoga and Jain SPEAKERS:His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaMuni Mahendra KumarBN GangadharShirley Telles In continuation of the morning session, this session will be dedicated to the exploration of the central practices in the Yoga and Jain …

Mind & Life XXII – Session 3

Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XVII: Contemplative Science” on October 21-23, 2010. Understanding Contemplative Practices: VedantaSPEAKERS:His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaSwami AtmapriyanandaChakravarthi Ram-Prasad Within both Hinduism and Buddhism, numerous lineages (parampār) of contemplative practice employ a wide range of techniques to realize their spiritual goals. This session, focusing on the Advaita …

Mind & Life XXII – Session 2

Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XVII: Contemplative Science” on October 21-23, 2010. Foundations for Scientific Understanding of Contemplative PracticeSPEAKERS:His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaMatthieu RicardRichard Davidson Despite its youth, the emerging field of Contemplative Science has advanced considerably in the last decade, and many of these advancements are linked to progress …

Mind & Life XX – Session 5

Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XX: Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems” on April 9-11, 2010. Reflections, Integration and Future Directions for Research and PolicySPEAKERS:His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaWilliam GeorgeRichard DavidsonErnst FehrJohn Dunne After a presentation about the role of leadership, this final session will be devoted to discussing future …

Mind & Life XX – Session 4

Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XX: Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems” on April 9-11, 2010. Introducing Pro-Sociality into Economic SystemsSPEAKERS:His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaAntoinette Hunziker-EbneterArthur VayloyanSanjit Bunker RoyMatthieu Ricard This session is devoted to practical implementations in economics and focuses on applied economic models such as microfinance, social business, …

Mind & Life XX – Session 3

Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XX: Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems” on April 9-11, 2010. Economic Research on Altruistic/Pro-Social BehaviorSPEAKERS:His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaLord Richard LayardWilliam HarbaughErnst Fehr This session presents the most important findings from economic research on cooperation, decision-making and pro-social motivation and behavior (e.g. concepts of …

Mind & Life XX – Session 2

Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XX: Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems” on April 9-11, 2010. Altruism: Evolutionary Origins and Modern ExpressionsSPEAKERS:His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaJoan SilkErnst SehrTania SingerJohn Dunne This session focuses on questions of altruism and egoism as conceived in Buddhist and Western philosophy as well as on …