Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind and Life XXV: Contemplative Practice and Health: Laboratory Findings and Real World Challenges” on October 20, 2012. IntroductionsSPEAKERS: Alfred Kaszniak, Bruce S. McEwen Welcome on Behalf of the Mind and Life Institute – and Why Are We Here?Welcome on behalf of The Rockefeller University – and Why Am …
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Mind & Life XXV – Part 10
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind and Life XXV: Contemplative Practice and Health: Laboratory Findings and Real World Challenges” on October 20, 2012. Session Three – Next Steps Round Table Discussion and Panel Conversation with Audience, Closing Remarks MODERATOR: Arthur Zajonc PANELISTS:His Holiness the 14th Dalai LamaRichard J. DavidsonAnne HarringtonJimmie HollandAlfred KaszniakBruce S. McEwenLis …
Mind & Life XXV – Part 9
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind and Life XXV: Contemplative Practice and Health: Laboratory Findings and Real World Challenges” on October 20, 2012. Dialogue with His Holiness and Matthieu RicardSPEAKERS: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Matthieu Ricard Follow-up discussion to Session Two. MODERATOR: Al Kaszniak INTERPRETER: Thupten Jinpa PANELISTS:Richard J. DavidsonClifford SaronBruce McEwen …
Mind & Life XXV – Part 8
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind and Life XXV: Contemplative Practice and Health: Laboratory Findings and Real World Challenges” on October 20, 2012. Session Two – Laboratory Research The Brain on Stress: Importance of the Social Environment for Brain and Body HealthSPEAKER: Bruce S. McEwen The brain is the central organ of stress and …
Mind & Life XXV – Part 7
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind and Life XXV: Contemplative Practice and Health: Laboratory Findings and Real World Challenges” on October 20, 2012. Session Two – Laboratory Research Life in the Lab: The Shamatha Project as a Model For SPEAKER: Bridging the Lab-Life Gap Clifford Saron Meditation is often mischaracterized as an effort to …
Mind & Life XXV – Part 6
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind and Life XXV: Contemplative Practice and Health: Laboratory Findings and Real World Challenges” on October 20, 2012. Session Two – Laboratory Research From Life to Lab: Early Adversity, Brain Circuitry, and the Emergence of Well-BeingSPEAKER: Richard J. Davidson Newborns enter the world enveloped in profoundly varied environments. The …
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 10
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXIII: Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence” on October 20-21, 2011. Discussion among participants and His Holiness’s final remarks Session 10 of “Ecology, Ethics and Interdependence”, the Mind and Life XXIII conference with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in dialogue with contemplative scholars, activists and ecological scientists who …
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 9
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXIII: Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence” on October 20-21, 2011. Topic Three – Ethics and Action The Skillful Means of ActivismSPEAKER: Dekila Chungyalpa What does successful activism look like? Laws against child labor, reservation quotas for scheduled tribes and castes, protection of wildlife preserves are examples of …
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 8
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXIII: Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence” on October 20-21, 2011. Topic Three – Ethics and Action A Buddhist Perspective on the Psychology of Action and Behavior ChangeSPEAKER: Thupten Jinpa The idea of transformation or change lies at the very heart of Buddhism. Traditionally, this process, characterized as …
Mind & Life XXIII – Session 7
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXIII: Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence” on October 20-21, 2011. Topic Three – Ethics and Action Session 7: The Psychology of Action and Behavior ChangeSPEAKER: Elke Weber The path to a sustainable human future on Earth lies in finding a balance between conflicting goals – between striving …
