The Transdisciplinary Study of Contemplative Practices: Challenges and Opportunities
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ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – Sarah Bowen
Integrating Contemporary Behaviorist and Traditional Contemplative Approaches: Towards an Effective Technology of Behavior Change
ISCS 2016 Day 1 Opening Remarks – Susan Bauer-Wu
Opening remarks from the 2016 International Symposium for Contemplative Studies in San Diego, CA.
ISCS 2016 – Opening Keynote – Richard Davidson, Matthieu Ricard
Contemplative and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Personal and Social Well Being A Conversation with Matthieu Ricard and Richard J. Davidson
Mind & Life XXX – Session 8
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self” on December 17, 2015. The Exchange of Ideas Between Buddhism and Western Culture: Challenges and OpportunitiesSPEAKERS: Geshe Lhakdor, Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Geshe Dadul Namgyal & Yangsi Rinpoche In this final session, we seek to integrate the material that has been …
Mind & Life XXX – Session 7
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self” on December 17, 2015. Self & Ethics: The Science of AltruismSPEAKER: Matthieu Ricard As we consider the views of both Buddhist philosophy and Western science on the nature of the self, what are the implications about our interactions with others, and …
Mind & Life XXX – Session 6
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self” on December 16, 2015. The Self in Engagement: Perspectives from Developmental PsychologySPEAKER: Vasudevi Reddy In trying to understand the nature of self, there is often a focus on language and concepts as mediators of human experience. However, there is human experience …
Mind & Life XXX – Session 5
Mind and Life XXX: Session FiveFilmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self” on December 16, 2015. The Self: What Isn’t It?SPEAKER: Jay Garfield In this presentation, Garfield describes the range of positions in Western and in Buddhist philosophy regarding the self and the person, what motivates each, and …
Mind & Life XXX – Session 4
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self” on December 15, 2015. Language and Mind: How the Languages We Speak Shape the Ways We ThinkSPEAKER: Lera Boroditsky Humans communicate with one another using 7,000 or so different languages, and each language differs from the next in innumerable ways. Do …
Mind & Life XXX – Session 3
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self” on December 15, 2015. Examining the Perception of Body Sensations: Correlating Aspects of Perceptual Processes with Mind, Self, and Basic PhysiologySPEAKER: Catherine Kerr Recent scientific findings suggest that perception of body sensations, such as a lump in the throat or a …
