Neurobiological Underpinnings of Contemplative Practices: Is There Common Ground (and who cares)?
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ISCS 2016 – Keynote – Zindel Segal
Mindfulness Therapeutics in the Promotion of Mental Health
ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – Harold Roth
What’s ‘Critical’ About ‘Critical First-Person’ Perspectives?
ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – John Dunne
The Transdisciplinary Study of Contemplative Practices: Challenges and Opportunities
ISCS 2016 – Master Lecture – Sarah Bowen
Integrating Contemporary Behaviorist and Traditional Contemplative Approaches: Towards an Effective Technology of Behavior Change
ISCS 2016 – Opening Keynote – Richard Davidson, Matthieu Ricard
Contemplative and Neuroscientific Perspectives on Personal and Social Well Being A Conversation with Matthieu Ricard and Richard J. Davidson
Community and Conversations on Context in Contemplative Studies
The Mind & Life Summer Research Institute at Garrison The Mind & Life Institute continues the tradition of hosting its signature program, the annual Mind & Life Summer Research Institute (MLSRI) at the Garrison Institute every year in mid-June. Over the course of a week, a community coalesces. In a rich and intimate retreat-like setting, …
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Mind & Life XXX – Session 8
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self” on December 17, 2015. The Exchange of Ideas Between Buddhism and Western Culture: Challenges and OpportunitiesSPEAKERS: Geshe Lhakdor, Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Geshe Dadul Namgyal & Yangsi Rinpoche In this final session, we seek to integrate the material that has been …
Mind & Life XXX – Session 7
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self” on December 17, 2015. Self & Ethics: The Science of AltruismSPEAKER: Matthieu Ricard As we consider the views of both Buddhist philosophy and Western science on the nature of the self, what are the implications about our interactions with others, and …
Mind & Life XXX – Session 6
Filmed during Mind & Life Institute’s “Mind & Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self” on December 16, 2015. The Self in Engagement: Perspectives from Developmental PsychologySPEAKER: Vasudevi Reddy In trying to understand the nature of self, there is often a focus on language and concepts as mediators of human experience. However, there is human experience …
