Upaya Dharma Podcasts - Recent Developments in Contemplative Science

Nice lecture from some of the folks who are part of the Mind and Life Institute. The Institute seeks to establish a working relationship and exchange of ideas between Buddhism and Western science.

Recent Developments in Contemplative Science

Speakers: Thupten Jinpa & Cliff Saron & Jon Kabat-Zinn & Adam Engle & Roshi Joan Halifax
Recorded: Wednesday Sep 15, 2010

Roshi Joan Halifax begins by introducing Mind and Life Institute faculty and she facilitates the discussion. Adam Engle shares how the Mind and Life Institute began and how the institute shifted its focus to researching the benefits of meditation. Jon Kabat-Zinn speaks of how Mind and Life brings the notion that the mind is ‘trainable’ to the public. Cliff Saron shares how the Institute works on developing research methodology that captures the changes that occur in the brain as a result of contemplative practice. And Thupten Jinpa speaks of the Dalai Lama’s Vision for Mind and Life, and how the Institute is dedicated to promoting dialogue across boundaries.

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