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
The Mind & Life XXX conference on "Perceptions, Concepts and Self - Contemporary Scientific and Buddhist Perspectives" with His Holiness the Dalai Lama from Sera Monastery in Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India on December 14-17, 201
Venue: Sera Monastery, Bylakuppe, Karnataka, India
Date:
December 14, 2015
Duration: 8 sessions each approximately 2 hours
Languages: English
