Mind and Life XXII - Contemplative Science; November 23, 2010 (Day 3 of 3) - Dalai Lama Video (HQ) Teachings on Tibetan Buddhism Podcast

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 Five (Day3 – Morning): “Reflections, Integration, and Future Directions” Moderator: Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath Discussants: His Holiness the Dalai Lama, VS Ramamurthy, Kapila Vatsyayan, Richard Davidson, Wolf Singer CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS Tenzin Gyatso: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Richard Davidson, Ph.D.: William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Director of the W.M. Kreck Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience and the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 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. V.S. Ramamurthy, Ph.D.: Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore and Member of the National Security Advisory Board. He is a well know Indian nuclear scientist with a broad range of contributions form basic research to science administration. Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath, Ph.D.: Professor and Chairman of the Centre for Neuroscience at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. 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. Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan: Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Chairperson, IIC-Asia Project, India International Centre.