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Mingyur-Rinpoche – Joyful Wisdom: An Approach to Transforming Difficulty into Opportunity
Find more lessons from the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and 30+ renowned speakers shared during the Global Joy Summit on the Mind & Life blog. Register here for free access to a limited number of session recordings.
Kaira Jewel Lingo – A Meditation for Connecting to the Body
Sharon Salzberg – A Meditation for Grounding and Rest
Mind & Life Fellow Sharon Salzberg leads a meditation on building a foundation of grounding and rest to find courage from our October 2020 Inspiring Minds episode. We shared this video in 2022 as part of our 35th anniversary celebration.
Connection, Community, and Compassion: Resources for our Emotional Well-being
In honor of Earth Day 2022, Tricycle hosted the Buddhism and Ecology Summit, including a panel in partnership with the Mind & Life Institute. This hour-long conversation on “Connection, Community, and Compassion: Resources for our Emotional Well-being” features climate activist Dekila Chungyalpa, stress scientist Elissa Epel, Buddhist teacher Brother Chân Pháp Dung, and moderator Mind …
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Building Bridges: A Mind & Life Origin Story with Adam Engle
In an online conversation held in 2022, Mind & Life Co-founder Adam Engle reflects on the origins of the Mind & Life Institute with Science Director Wendy Hasenkamp. We shared this video as part of our 35th anniversary celebration. View the transcript here.
The Dalai Lama – The Planet is our Home
In a video clip from 2011, the Dalai Lama responds to Mind & Life Fellow Dekila Chungyalpa about ecosystem conservation at the Mind & Life Dialogue on Ecology, Ethics, and Interdependence. We shared this video in 2022 as part of our 35th anniversary celebration.
Jon Kabat-Zinn – Sharing MBSR with the Dalai Lama
In a video clip from 2022, Mind & Life Founding Steward Jon Kabat-Zinn remembers sharing the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program with the Dalai Lama at the Mind & Life Dialogue in Dharamsala, India in 1990. We shared this video in 2022 as part of our 35th anniversary celebration.
Jon Kabat-Zinn – A Meditation to Befriend Stillness
Mind & Life Founding Steward Jon Kabat-Zinn leads a meditation on befriending stillness from our April 2021 Inspiring Minds episode. We shared this video in 2022 as part of our 35th anniversary celebration. In the meditation, Jon quotes the poet Rainer Maria Rilke: I am the rest between two notes,which are somehow always in discordbecause Death’s …
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Matthieu Ricard – A Meditation on Courageous Compassion
Mind & Life Founding Steward and Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard leads a meditation on courageous compassion, from our 2018 International Symposium for Contemplative Research. We shared this video in 2022 as part of our 35th anniversary celebration.
