Session 1 - Introduction and Perception
Moderated by: Roshi Joan Halifax
Perception, Concepts and the Self: Perspectives from Western Science and Philosophy
Presenters: Richard J. Davidson and Jay Garfield
Does our Perception Mirror Reality? Theories of Perception in Buddhist Epistemology
Presenter: Thupten Jinpa
Session 2 - Perception
Moderated by Richard J. Davidson
Project Prakash - Merging Science and Service
Presenter: Pawan Sinha
Session 3 - Perception and Concepts
Moderated by: Jay Garfield
Examining the Perception of Body Sensations: Correlating Aspects of Perceptual Processes with Mind, Self, and Basic Physiology
Presenter: Catherine Kerr
Four Aspects of Concept Formation in the Buddhist Epistemological Tradition
Presenter: John Dunne
Session 4 - Concepts and Language
Moderated by: Carol Worthman
Language and Mind: How the Languages We Speak Shape the Ways We Think
Presenter: Lera Boroditsky
Session 5 - Self in Buddhism
Moderated by: John Dunne
The Self: What Isn’t It?
Presenter: Jay Garfield
The Self in a Buddhist Perspective
Presenter: Professor Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe
Session 6 - Development of the Self
Moderated by: John Dunne
The Self in Engagement: Perspectives from Developmental Psychology
Presenter: Vasudevi Reddy
Session 7 - Self in the World
Moderated by: Roshi Joan Halifax
Self & Ethics: The Science of Altruism
Presenter: Matthieu Ricard
Commentary from the perspective of contemplative science
Presenter: Richard Davidson.
Session 8 - Buddhism-Science Exchange
Moderated by: Carol Worthman
The Exchange of Ideas Between Buddhism and Western Culture: Challenges and Opportunities
Presenters: Geshe Lhakdor, Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Geshe Dadul Namgyal & Yangsi Rinpoche
Closing Dialogue: Integration and Future Directions
"आधुनिक वैज्ञानिक और बौद्ध परिपेक्ष में" अनुभूति, विचार एवं स्वयं पर महामहिम परम पावन दलाई लामा जी की उपस्थिति में सेरा मठ,बैलकुप्पे,कर्णाटक,भारत में माइंड एंड लाइफ पर XXX सभा का आयोजन|
स्थान: सेरा मठ,बैलकुप्पे,कर्णाटक,भारत
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अवधि: ८ सत्र,हर सत्र लगभग २ घंटे
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