Mind and Life XXII - Contemplative Science; November 22, 2010 (Day 2 of 3; Morning) - Dalai Lama Video (HQ) Teachings on Tibetan Buddhism Podcast

Summary: Mind and Life XXII – “Contemplative Science: The Scientific Study of Contemplative Practice on Human Biology and Behavior”. The conference brings together scientists, philosophers and contemplative scholars and practitioners to discuss the benefits of contemplative practice. Duration: 5 sessions each approximately 1:45 Session Three (Day2 – Morning): “Understanding Contemplative Practices: Vedanta – Review of Vedanta Practices and the Intersection with Science”. Moderator: John Dunne Presenters: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Swami Atmapriyananda and Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad Discussants: Wolf Singer, Matthieu Ricard and Aditya Murthy CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS Tenzin Gyatso: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Swami Atmapriyananda: Vice Chancellor of Ramakrishna Mission, Vivekananda University. Received his Ph.D. from the University of Madras, India in Theoretical Physics John Dunne, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor in the Department of Religion at Emory University, Co-Director of the Encyclopedia of Contemplative Practices and the Emory Collaborative for Contemplative Studies. Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D.: Principal English translator to H.H. the Dalai Lama for over 25 years. Adjunct professor at the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University, Montreal and a visiting scholar and an executive committee member at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE), the School of Medicine, Stanford University. Aditya Murthy, Ph.D.: Associate professor at the Centre for Neuroscience, Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore. Chakravarthi Ram Prasad, D.Phil.: Professor of Comparative Religion and Philosophy, and Assciate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster University. Matthieu Ricard, Ph.D.: Buddhist monk and author, received a Ph.D. in Cellular Genetics at the Institut Pasteur, French interpreter for H.H. the Dalai Lama. Wolf Singer, M.D., Ph.D.: Director of the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt and Founding Director of the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies and the Ernst Strungmann Institute for Brain Research.