Two New York Times–bestselling authors unveil new research showing what meditation can really do for the brain. In the last twenty years, meditation and mindfulness have gone from being kind of cool to becoming an omnipresent Band-Aid for fixing everything from your weight to your relationship to your achievement level. Unveiling here the kind of […]
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Tuesday, April 18th, 2017The Mind’s Own Physician: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama on the Healing Power of Meditation
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017By inviting the Dalai Lama and leading researchers in medicine, psychology, and neuroscience to join in conversation, the Mind & Life Institute set the stage for a fascinating exploration of the healing potential of the human mind. The Mind’s Own Physician presents in its entirety the thirteenth Mind and Life dialogue, a discussion addressing a […]
Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017This book examines how Western behavioral science–which has generally focused on negative aspects of human nature–holds up to cross-cultural scrutiny, in particular the Tibetan Buddhist celebration of the human potential for altruism, empathy, and compassion. Resulting from a meeting between the Dalai Lama, leading Western scholars, and a group of Tibetan monks, this volume includes […]
Transform Your Mind, Change Your Brain
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017Presented by Richard J. Davidson In this talk, Richard J. Davidson will explore recent scientific research on the neuroscience of positive human qualities and how they can be cultivated through contemplative practice. Distinctions among different forms of contemplative practices will be introduced and they will be shown to have different neural and behavioral consequences, as […]
A.H. Almaas: Acknowledging our Mortality
Saturday, April 1st, 2017A.H. Almaas, founder of the Ridhwan School and author of many books including the Diamond Heart Series, Essence with the Elixir of Enlightenment and The Pearl Beyond Price talks about death and acknowledging our mortality. He challenges his audience and asks, “how does it (death) touch me personally?…. how do I feel about it?” This video […]
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