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Public Conference CANCELLED
The Self, Mental Causation and Free Will:
Exchanges between Science and Buddhism on the Human Mind
Due to the following circumstances, it is with great sadness that we have to announce the cancellation of the Mind and Life Conference and the Public Talk in Berlin, October 2008.
We are very sorry for any inconvenience incurred by this.
At this moment in time we do not have any information regarding an alternative date in the future. However, should we receive a date by the Office of His Holiness, in order to plan and organize another Mind and Life conference in Berlin, on "The Self, Mental Causation and Free Will", we will inform you as soon as possible.
In such moments it becomes evident how important and crucial His presence is.
We pray that His Holiness recovers quickly, that His health remains good, and that He lives long in order to benefit many beings.
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STATEMENT
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is back in Dharamsala after undergoing medical
tests and treatment following some discomfort recently.
The physicians have informed His Holiness that his general health condition
is good but strongly advised him to curtail his travel schedule. In the
immediate future the physicians have advised him to take good rest before
resuming his schedule.
We are therefore cancelling his proposed travel to Europe in October. His
Holiness very much regrets the inconvenience this will cause to the
organizers of his programs as well as to those who were looking forward to
participating in them. We hope everyone will understand the situation.
September 13, 2008
Office of H. H. the Dalai Lama
Dharamsala, India
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Private Conference CANCELLED
The Self, Mental Causation and Free Will:
Exchanges between Science and Buddhism on the Human Mind
Co-organized by Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften
and Mind and Life International
Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin, Germany
October 17-19, 2008 (Postponed)
This conference was to be the first event of Mind and Life in Europe, and the latest in a series of dialogues between scientists, the Dalai Lama, and other Buddhist contemplatives on areas of mutual interest at the intersection of empirical science and the contemplative traditions and their associated methodologies, psychologies, and philosophies.
Most of the previous meetings of Mind and Life have been held in private; however books describing them have been published and are widely available. (See the complete list of Mind and Life books at: www.mindandlife.org/books.pubs_section.html). However, there have been two public meetings (both in the USA). The first public meeting was held at MIT in September of 2003 on Investigating the Mind: The interface between Buddhism and Neuroscience. As a result of that meeting, further studies of various interfaces between neuroscience and the meditative disciplines are currently underway in the laboratories of some of the presenters and participants at that gathering. Investigating the Mind 2005: The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation was the second public meeting of the Mind and Life Institute consisting primarily of people working in the fields of medicine, clinical psychology, psychiatry, and neuroscience, as well as students in these fields.
The next public meeting will be in October 2009 in Washington DC on the topic of Educating World Citizens in the 21st Century: Educators, Scientists and Contemplatives Dialogue on Educating the Heart, Mind and Brain. In addition to these meetings, Mind and Life organizes an annual, week-long Mind and Life Summer Research Institute (MLSRI). The summer institute was started to advance the field of the scientific study of meditation, and a number of studies have also been initiated by participants in that program. Similar initiatives are planned to take place in Europe in the near future.
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