Integrating Contemporary Behaviorist and Traditional Contemplative Approaches: Towards an Effective Technology of Behavior Change
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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
Mindfulness and Racial Bias: Resources For Deeper Understanding
In early December 2015, Mind & Life was honored to host a live chat with MLI Fellow and Law Professor Rhonda Magee that explored the following theme: Many who examine the growth of the field of contemplative practice see it as coming only from straight, middle-class whites and corporate America. How might we work to …
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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 …
Mind & Life XXX – Session 2
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self” on December 14, 2015. Project Prakash: Merging Science and ServiceSPEAKER: Pawan Sinha All scientists harbor the hope of merging their personal desire to be good Samaritans with their professional desire to be good researchers. This aspiration to braid science and service …
