Most of us like to think that we’re compassionate people – that, given the opportunity, we’d recognize another’s pain and be moved to help. But in the midst of our daily lives, how compassionate are we, really? And is this something we can change about ourselves? These questions were at the heart of a recent study …
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Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXVI: Mind, Brain and Matter” on January 22, 2013. Day Six: Future Directions (In Tibetan) The Future of Monastic Science EducationSPEAKERS: Geshe Lhakdor, Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi, PhD The Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI), a collaborative undertaking between Emory University and the Library of Tibetan Works and …
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXVI: Mind, Brain and Matter” on January 19, 2013. Day Three: Neuroscience Changing the BrainSPEAKERS: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Richard Davidson, PhD, and Tania Singer, PhD The ability of the brain to change through experience, a capacity known as neuroplasticity, allows for exciting possibilities of …
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXVI: Mind, Brain and Matter” on January 17, 2013. Day One: Introduction Since he was a youth, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has had a personal interest in modern science and technology. Over many years, this interest has led to the conviction that recent developments …
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 …
The Importance of the Encounter with Buddhism for Modern Science (written circa 1999)
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XVIII: Attention, Memory, and Mind” on April 6-10, 2009. Multi-tasking, Meditation, and Contemplative PracticeSPEAKER: David Meyer The subjective phenomena commonly experienced by novice and intermediate practitioners during Shamatha meditation and other related types of contemplative practice suggest that they may be understood in terms of theoretical …
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Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XIV: The Universe in a Single Atom” on April 9-13, 2007. Day One The Buddhism-Science Collaboration and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge: Exposing the Fracture PointsSPEAKER: Evan Thompson While science has made phenomenal progress in physics, cosmology and neuroscience, the juxtaposition of questions posed by the …
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