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The Buddhist Contribution to First-Person Cognitive Science
While Buddhism lacks any quantitative behavioral science or neuroscience, it has developed highly sophisticated methods of introspective inquiry based on the refinement of attention and metacognitive skills. These methods allegedly result in reliable, replicable observations regarding the origins, nature, and potentials of consciousness, as well as the inner causes of mental suffering and genuine happiness.
Daniel Morris
Daniel Morris is a Ph.D. student in Dr. Ken Paller’s cognitive neuroscience lab at Northwestern University. His research focuses on sleep and dreaming, aiming to understand the neurophysiological correlates of lucid dreaming and contemplative sleep practices. He has worked with the Emory Tibet Science Initiative to train three cohorts of Tibetan Monastic Scholars during Northwestern’s …
Healing the Opioid Crisis with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement
As Mind & Life celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Francisco J. Varela Grants, we’re pleased to share the voices and experiences of Varela grantees. Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW is a Mind & Life Varela Grantee and Fellow. He is Endowed Professor in Health Sciences at the Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion, Professor of …
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Breakout // Science and Buddhism Presentation by Tibetan Monastics
Compassion Heals: Leaning Into Our Biological Drive to Care, Connect, and Reconcile
Emiliana Simon-Thomas shares findings from a widely distributed online platform for promoting well-being (Pathway to Happiness on the Greater Good in Action website) which features several compassion-promoting practices, and discuss the opportunity for further leveraging resources like this to extend the reach of compassion strengthening resources to people with diverse backgrounds, cultural identities, beliefs, and ideological orientations.
The Senses: A Pathway to Well-being
Contemplative training promises relief from suffering. This claim lies at the heart of Buddhism’s Four Noble Truths, and it also emerges from decades of clinical intervention research. Through practices like meditation, we aspire to be liberated from restrictive patterns of mind that keep us from living more consciously. The mind, after all, is the home …
Self & Ethics: The Science of Altruism, Part 2
This presentation delves into the intersection of Buddhist philosophy and Western science regarding the nature of the self, exploring how our understanding of self-construction and interdependence influences our interactions with others and behavior in the world, advocating for the adoption of altruism as a means to enact both individual and societal change towards a more compassionate and sustainable existence.
Day 3 Discussion
This is the discussion session with the audience at the conclusion of Day 3.
Day 3 Q&A
This is a Q&A session with the audience at the conclusion of Day 3.
