Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XIV: The Universe in a Single Atom” on April 9-13, 2007. Day One The Buddhism-Science Collaboration and the Limits of Scientific Knowledge: Exposing the Fracture PointsSPEAKER: Evan Thompson While science has made phenomenal progress in physics, cosmology and neuroscience, the juxtaposition of questions posed by the …
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Mind & Life XIII – Session 5
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XIII: Investigating the Mind: The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation” on November 8-10, 2005. Session Five – Integration & Final ReflectionsSPEAKERS:Wolf SingerRalph Snyderman In this session, Drs. Singer and Snyderman will reflect on the major themes elucidated during the various presentations and dialogues. MODERATOR: Bennet …
Mind & Life XIII – Session 4
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XIII: Investigating the Mind: The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation” on November 8-10, 2005. Session Four – Clinical Research II: Meditation & Physical HealthSPEAKERS:David S. ShepsJohn F. Sheridan As scientific research establishes that many “physical diseases” are modulated by psychological processes such as stressful life …
Mind & Life XIII – Session 3
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XIII: Investigating the Mind: The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation” on November 8-10, 2005. Session Three – Clinical Research I: Meditation & Mental HealthSPEAKERS:Helen S. Mayberg, M.D.Zindel V. Segal, Ph.D. With the advent of MBSR and more recently, MBCT (mindfulness-based cognitive therapy), meditative practices have …
Mind & Life XIII – Session 2
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XIII: Investigating the Mind: The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation” on November 8-10, 2005. Session Two – Possible Biological Substrates of MeditationSPEAKERS: Robert M. SapolskyWolf Singer Modern scientific knowledge of how stress affects the brain and body and how the brain can become re-organized to …
Mind & Life XIII – Intro, Opening Remarks, and Session 1
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XIII: Investigating the Mind: The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation” on November 8, 2005. Introduction & Opening RemarksSPEAKERS:R. Adam EngleEdward D. MillerJohn J. DeGioiaHis Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Session One – Meditation-Based Clinical Interventions: Science, Practice and Implementation SPEAKERS:Ajahn AmaroRichard J. Davidson Jon Kabat-Zinn …
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Mind & Life XI – Session 4
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XI: A Public Talk for New England” on September 14, 2003. Integration & Final Reflections From its inception Buddhism has probed the nature of mind, using the mind itself as its instrument of investigation, especially with the aid of refined meditation methods. For the past millennium, …
Mind & Life XI – Session 3
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XI: A Public Talk for New England” on September 14, 2003. Emotion From its inception Buddhism has probed the nature of mind, using the mind itself as its instrument of investigation, especially with the aid of refined meditation methods. For the past millennium, Tibetan Buddhists have …
Mind & Life XI – Session 2
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XI: A Public Talk for New England” on September 14, 2003. Mental Imagery From its inception Buddhism has probed the nature of mind, using the mind itself as its instrument of investigation, especially with the aid of refined meditation methods. For the past millennium, Tibetan Buddhists …
Mind & Life XI – Session 1
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XI: A Public Talk for New England” on September 14, 2003. Attention & Cognitive Control From its inception Buddhism has probed the nature of mind, using the mind itself as its instrument of investigation, especially with the aid of refined meditation methods. For the past millennium, …
