[su_row][su_column size=”2/3″] Three-day seminar concluding with free public talk Seminar Date: July 28 – 30, 2017 Organizers: Ronald Purser, Edwin Ng, and Zack Walsh Participants: David Loy, Jack Petranker, Mushim Patricia Ikeda, Katie Loncke, Dawn Haney, Rhonda Magee, Funie Hsu, Beth Berila, Nathan Doshin Woods and Peter Doran. Public Talk Date: July 30, 2017 at
Free Public Panel Discussion Can neuroscience, psychology, and related disciplines demonstrate the value of meditation? In light of scientific research on the effects of mindfulness, how should traditional practices be adopted into new contexts? Buddhist teachers, meditators, and scientists now regularly interact at conferences and in the laboratory, but basic questions remain. Has the emerging
Putting the Buddhism/Science Dialogue on a New Footing: Executive Summary While the dialogue between Buddhism and science—especially mind sciences—continues to expand, its reigning assumptions narrow its potential for forging new ways to investigate questions of experience, meaning, and human values. This proposed Institute aims to develop this untapped potential. Transdisciplinary at its core, our Institute
[su_row][su_column size=”2/3″] ANNOUNCEMENT: SUMMER INSTITUTE ON BUDDHISM AND SCIENCE JULY 17-26 The Mangalam Research Center for Buddhist Languages is pleased to announce a summer institute on the theme Putting the Buddhism/Science Dialogue on a New Footing. Funded through a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the program will be held from July 17-26, 2017