Day One - October 28: The Problem of Craving and Addiction
Morning Session: Introductory remarks
Afternoon sessions: The Role of Craving in the Cycle of Addictive Behavior
Day Two - October 29: Cognitive and Buddhist Theory
Morning session: Brain Generators of Intense Wanting and Liking
Afternoon session: Psychology of Desire, Craving, and Action: A Buddhist Perspective
Day Three - October 30: Biological and Cultural Views
Morning Session: The Role of Dopamine in the Addicted Human Brain
Afternoon Session: Beyond the Individual - The Role of Society and Culture in Addiction
Day Four - October 31: Contemplative Perspectives
Morning Session: From Craving to Freedom and Flourishing: Buddhist Perspectives on Desire
Afternoon Session: Contemplative Christianity, Desire, and Addiction
Day Five - November 1: Into the World
Morning Session: Application of Contemplative Practices in Treatment of Addiction
Afternoon Session: Concluding Remarks
Participants
TENZIN GYATSO
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
KENT BERRIDGE, PHD
James Olds Collegiate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Department of Psychology (University of Michigan)
SARAH BOWEN, PHD
Acting Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (University of Washington)
RICHARD J. DAVIDSON, PHD
William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry
Director, Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
WENDY FARLEY, PHD
Professor - Department of Religion (Emory University)
VIBEKE ASMUSSEN FRANK, PHD
Deputy Director and Associate Professor - Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research (Aarhus University, Denmark)
ROSHI JOAN HALIFAX, PHD
Founder, Abbot, and Head Teacher - Upaya Zen Center
THUPTEN JINPA, PHD
Adjunct Professor (McGill University)
Chairman - Mind & Life Institute
MARC LEWIS, PHD
Professor - Behavioural Science Institute (Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands)
MATTHIEU RICARD, PHD
Buddhist Monk - Shechen Monastery
NORA VOLKOW, MD
Director - National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institutes of Health
DIANA CHAPMAN WALSH, PHD
President Emerita (Wellesley College)
Governing Board Member - The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT
ARTHUR ZAJONC, PHD
Professor Emeritus of Physics (Amherst College)
President - Mind & Life Institute
The conference focuses its attention on craving, desire, and addiction, as these are among the most pressing causes of human suffering. By bringing contemplative practitioners and scholars from Buddhist and Christian traditions together with a broad array of scientific researchers in the fields of desire and addiction, hopefully new understandings will arise that may ultimately lead to improved treatment of the root causes of craving and its many manifestations.
Venue: His Holiness's Residence, Dharamsala, HP, India
Date:
October 28 - November 1, 2013
Duration: 10 sessions each approximately 2 hours
Languages: English
