Mind & Life Institute President Susan Bauer-Wu speaking at the start of the Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivering his opening remarks at the start of the first session of the Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama delivering his opening remarks at the start of the first session of the Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Richie Davidson speaking about perception, concepts and self from the point of view of western science and philosophy during the first presentation of the Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Senior monks listening to the presentations during the Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Thupten Jinpa explaining his presentation on theories of perception in Buddhist epistemology to His Holiness the Dalai Lama during the Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Pawan Sinha giving his presentation describing Project Prakash where both a scientific quest and an urgent humanitarian are being met during the first day of the four day Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Some of the over 900 monks, nuns and lay people attending the first day of the four day Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama listening to Pawa Sinha give his presentation during the Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
English and Tibetan language interpreters working during the Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
His Holiness the Dalai Lama looks on as monks studying science at Sera Je Monastery debate science topics in from of the Sera Lachi temple in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL
Monks studying science debating science topics for His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the conclusion of the first day of the four day Mind & Life XXX conference at Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14, 2015. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL