Mind and Life XXX: Perception, Concepts, and Self

Over the last several decades, the Mind & Life Institute has organized regular dialogues between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and leading scientists and philosophers. The goal of these meetings has been to creatively but critically investigate themes of mutual interest—such as the nature of reality and consciousness, ecology and our global environment, the neural underpinnings of meditation and brain plasticity, and bringing compassion into economics—in the expectation that such cross-cultural dialogue can lead to enrichment of our collective knowledge and even to new insights and lines of research.

For the 30th dialogue, this unique exchange was shared with the larger Tibetan Buddhist monastic community, gathering at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, India from December 14-17, 2015. The location of this meeting was chosen to synergize with recent efforts to bring science education into the traditional monastic curriculum, and we were joined by and audience of over 5,000 monastic students.

To find out more about this important dialogue please visit the full introductory article.

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