Mind and life institute
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The Mind and Life Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated in exploring the relationship of science and Buddhism as methodologies in understanding the nature of reality. The institute has affiliates including notable scientists, and Buddhist practitioners, the most notable of which is Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.
[edit] Board of Directors
- Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama (Honorary Chairman)
- R. Adam Engle (Chairman and Co-Founder)
- Tendzin Choegyal
- Richard J. Davidson
- Daniel Goleman
- Joan Halifax Roshi
- Anne Harrington
- Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Matthieu Ricard
- Shechen Monastery
- Bennett M. Shapiro
- Ulco Visser
- B. Alan Wallace
[edit] Mind and Life Conferences
[edit] 1987 : Mind and Life I
Dialogues between Buddhism & the Cognitive Sciences Dharamsala, India
- Publication : Gentle Bridges: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind ,[1]
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Newcomb Greenleaf, Jeremy Hayward, Robert B. Livingston, Pier Luigi Luisi, Eleanor Rosch and Francisco J. Varela. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 1989 : Mind and Life II
Dialogues between Buddhism & the Neurosciences Newport Beach, California, USA
- Publication : Consciousness at the Crossroads: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Brain Science and Buddhism.[2]
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Patricia Smith Churchland, Antonio R. Damasio, J. Allan Hobson, Lewis L. Judd and Larry R. Squire. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 1990 : Mind and Life III
Emotions & Health Dharamsala, India
- Publication : Healing Emotions: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Mindfulness, Emotions, and Health,[3]
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Francisco J. Varela, Joyce McDougall, Jayne Gackenbach, Jerome Engel and Joan Halifax. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
- From this exchange was born the initiative of a neurobiological study of Buddhist meditation; this is also to facilitate this project that was founded the Mind and Life Institute.
[edit] 1992 : Mind and Life IV
Sleeping, Dreaming, & Dying Dharamsala, India
- Publication : Sleeping, Dreaming, and Dying: An Exploration of Consciousness with the Dalai Lama,[4]
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Jerome Engel, Jayne Gackenbach, Joan Halifax, Joyce McDougall, Charles Taylor, Francisco Varela. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 1995 : Mind and Life V
Altruism, Ethics, & Compassion Dharamsala, India
- Publication : Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Nancy Eisenberg, Robert H. Frank, Anne Harrington, Elliott Sober and Ervin Staub. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 1997 : Mind and Life VI
The New Physics & Cosmology Dharamsala, India
- Publication : The New Physics and Cosmology: Dialogues with the Dalai Lama
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Arthur Zajonc, David Finkelstein, George Greenstein, Piet Hut, Tu Wei-ming and Anton Zeilinger. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 1998 : Mind and Life VII
Epistemological Questions in Quantum Physics and Eastern Contemplative Sciences Innsbruck, Austria
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Arthur Zajonc and Anton Zeilinger. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 2000 : Mind and Life VIII
Destructive Emotions Dharamsala, India
- Publication : Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama par Daniel Goleman.[5]
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Daniel Goleman, Richard J. Davidson, Paul Ekman, Owen Flanagan, Mark Greenberg, Matthieu Ricard, Jeanne Tsai, Francisco Varela. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 2001 : Mind and Life IX
Transformations of Mind, Brain & Emotion Madison, Wisconsin, USA
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Richard J. Davidson, Paul Ekman, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Michael Merzenich, Matthieu Ricard, Francisco Varela, Antoine Lutz. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 2002 : Mind and Life X
The Nature of Matter, The Nature of Life Dharamsala, India
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Arthur Zajonc, Michel Bitbol, Steven Chu, Ursula Goodenough, Eric Lander, Pier Luigi Luisi, Matthieu Ricard, Antoine Lutz. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 2003 : Mind and Life XI
Investigating the Mind Cambridge, MA, USA
[edit] 2004 : Mind and Life XII
Neuroplasticity: The Neuronal Substrates of Learning and Transformation Dharamsala, India
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Richard J. Davidson, R. Adam Engle, Fred H. Gage, Michael J. Meaney, Kazuo Murakami, Helen J. Neville Matthieu Ricard, Phillip R. Shaver, Evan Thompson. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 2005 : Mind and Life XIII
The Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation Washington DC, USA
[edit] 2007 : Mind and Life XIV
A Dialogue on The Universe in a Single Atom Dharamsala, India
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Richard J. Davidson, John Dunne, Paul Ekman, R. Adam Engle, Martha Farah, George Greenstein, Matthieu Ricard, Bennett M. Shapiro, Wolf Singer, Joan Halifax, Evan Thompson, Anton Zeilinger, Arthur Zajonc. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] 2007 : Mind and Life XV
Mindfulness, Compassion, and the Treatment of Depression October 20, 2007 — Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
- Participants : Tenzin Gyatso, Richard J. Davidson, John Dunne, Geshe Lobsang Tenzin (Negi), Helen S. Mayberg, Charles B. Nemeroff, Robert A. Paul, Charles L. Raison, Zindel V. Segal. Interprets: Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace
[edit] Bibliographie (French)
- ^ Passerelles, entretiens avec des scientifiques sur la nature de l'esprit, Albin Michel 1995, Poche : Albin Michel 2000 (ISBN 2226115102)
- ^ Le Pouvoir de l'esprit Entretiens avec des scientifiques, Dalaï Lama XIV, Editions Fayard, 09/2000, (ISBN 221360715X)
- ^ Quand l'esprit dialogue avec le corps, Daniel Goleman, Editeur Guy Trédaniel 11/1998 (ISBN : 9782857079262)
- ^ Dormir, rêver, mourir, explorer la conscience avec le Dalaï Lama, Francisco J. Varela, Claude Levenson, Nil éditions 1998 (ISBN 2841110990)
- ^ Surmonter les émotions destructrices, Un dialogue scientifique avec le Dalaï Lama , Dalaï-Lama, Daniel Goleman, Editeur Robert Laffont, octobre 2003 (ISBN 2221093011)
[edit] Books
Sharon Begley, Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves, Ballantine, January 2007 ISBN 978-1-4000-6390-1
Gentle Bridges: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind Edited by Jeremy W. Hayward and Francisco J. Varela Shambhala Publications
Anne Harrington and Arthur Zajonc, The Dalai Lama at MIT, Harvard University Press 2006, ISBN 0674023196