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john powell: The Heart of Contemplative Practice
Angel Acosta, ACEL Participant: Contemplative Inquiry in Education
Angel Acosta, Program Director at College for Every Student, shares some insight from his experience at ACEL and some of the ways he uses contemplative leadership in his own work.
Francisco J. Varela Research Awards
Neuroscientist, philosopher, and Mind and Life co-founder Francisco Varela (1946-2001) believed that contemplative training offers modern science novel methods for investigating the depth of human experience. In his vision, contemplative training such as meditation not only provides a new domain for scientific study, but it also offers resources for advancing scientific models of consciousness, emotion, …
Richie Davidson on Meeting the Dalai Lama
Mind & Life Institute board member and neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson tells the story of how meeting the Dalai Lama redirected his work towards studying kindness and compassion.
