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Sharon Daloz Parks, ACEL Core Faculty
Concurrent Session 5 – Contemplative Initiatives for Business Education
To what extent can meditation and mindfulness help future business leaders cultivate authenticity, tolerance, and empathy, leading to a heightened sense of belongingness and responsibility to the communities in which they will live and work? Proceeding from this question, this presentation highlights the vital role contemplative practices have to play in equipping business students with …
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Concurrent Session 3 – Ideals of Human Being in Contemplative Philosophy and in U.S. Law
This presentation will bring the visions of human being promoted through the Mind & Life Institute and in various writings of the Dalai Lama into conversation with the ideals of human being promoted in U.S. law. Western philosophical traditions emphasizing human individuality and autonomy merged with chattel slavery during the formative years of the United …
Concurrent Session 2 – A Profile Is Not a Self: A Buddhist Critique of Privilege and Power in the Construction of Social Media Platforms
Taking as our starting point the appropriation of Buddhist principles such as “mindfulness” by Silicon Valley organizations, this paper outlines a normative framework for the critique of constructions of the self in online platforms, with a primary emphasis on Facebook. Through an analysis of public statements from CEO Mark Zuckerberg, we highlight tensions between the …
Concurrent Session 2 – Contemplative Education: From Neoliberal to Transformational?
What is the purpose of contemplative practices in K-16 education within the current climate of neoliberal “reforms”? Is it to reach enlightenment and awakening about our selves/no selves, to radically challenge social dukkha, and to eliminate greed, ill will, and delusion for everyone? Or is it an accommodationist technology for teachers and students to improve …
Concurrent Session 1 – The Role of Contemplative Practice in Developing Authentic Leaders
Recent research in the fields of neuroscience and emotional intelligence point to the importance of authenticity, self-awareness, and interpersonal awareness for effective leadership. However, development of these qualities in leaders has been elusive and difficult to achieve through conventional means. Contemplative practices such as meditation, reflective inquiry, mindful dialogue, and various embodiment disciplines offer specific …
