A Critical Dialogue with The Dalai Lama and Leading Scientists and Education Experts Mind & Life Institute Dialogue to be Livestreamed from Dharamsala, India, March 12-16 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 6, 2018 — From March 12-16, His Holiness the 14th Dalai...
The 2018 Mind & Life Summer Research Institute, June 2-8 in Garrison, New York, brings together a diverse group of contemplatives, scholars, and scientists to explore the theme “Engaging Cultural Difference and Human Diversity.” The weeklong immersive program will examine...
The biennial International Symposium for Contemplative Research (ISCR), convened by the Mind & Life Institute, will be held November 8-11, 2018 at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass outside Phoenix, Arizona. The Call for Abstracts is now open until...
The Mind & Life Institute launches MindRxiv, a free preprint server sharing research in the contemplative sciences CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, August 29, 2017 — At a time when it seems like almost all information is available at the touch of a...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, USA, 11 August 2017 — The Private Office of the 14th Dalai Lama informed the Mind & Life Institute today that due to health reasons, His Holiness is unable to travel to Botswana. The Mind & Life Dialogue will continue...
This is the second of two blog posts describing recent Mind & Life Conversations with the Dalai Lama and prominent thought leaders on the topic of “Compassion, Interconnection, and Transformation.” Photos by Phil Walker and Tenzin Choejor. At a time of...
This is the first of two blog posts describing recent Mind & Life Conversations with the Dalai Lama and prominent thought leaders on the topic of “Compassion, Interconnection, and Transformation.” Photos by Phil Walker and Tenzin Choejor. Clinical psychologist and social...
In this month’s Fellow Spotlight we are pleased to share the work of Jennifer Mascaro, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University. She will be presenting her work at the 2020 Mind & Life...
How can contemplative wisdom and science better inform our knowledge of human nature and what it takes to inspire caring and action for our collective future? On October 30th and November 1st, the Dalai Lama will engage prominent thought leaders—evolutionary...
Mind & Life is excited to share the special issue on Mindfulness, published in Current Opinion in Psychology earlier this month. This compilation showcases the work of many in the Mind & Life academic community. The authors have received grants,...