Dalai Lama attends 27th Mind and Life conference Phayul[Monday, October 28, 2013 15:19] DHARAMSHALA, October 28: The Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama today presided over Mind and Life XXVII: Craving, Desire and Addiction- Critical Conversations between Buddhist Thought and Science at his exile residence at Theckchen Choeling. Speaking about craving, desire and addiction, His Holiness said, “without desire, no movement; no movement, no progress.” He also added that without desire there will be no enthusiasm. No enthusiasm, no action; no action, no progress. The Tibetan leader said he does not know much about craving and addiction. The Nobel laureate also noted that the very purpose of scientific research in one way is trying to find reality. “For what purpose, not necessarily for the sake of knowledge but these people (scientists), through their research, can bring some benefit to mankind. So, different way of approach but mainly, all have some sense of concern for well-being of this planet.” “In our tradition, lots of explanation about emotion and also we have self-practice methods when we develop certain negative emotions, how to tackle these things,” the Tibetan leader who had just returned from the US said. Attending the conference among others are thirteen prominent scientists, researchers and philosophers, His Holiness principal translator Thupten Jinpa, Nora Volkow, President of Mind and Life Institute, Arthur Zajonc, Marc Lewis, Richard J. Davidson. The MLI seeks to understand the human mind and the benefits of contemplative practices through an integrated mode of knowledge that combines first person knowledge from the world’s contemplative traditions with methods and findings from contemporary scientific inquiry. The first Mind and Life conference took place in 1987. The Mind and Life dialogues were initially started to experiment whether a rigorous exchange could occur between leading modern scientists and the Dalai Lama. Series of regular successful experimental exchanges over the ensuing years lead to the formation of the Louisville based Mind and Life Institute (MLI). Live Webcasts of the conference from October 28 to November 1 from 9 am - 11:30 am IST and 1 pm - 3pm IST will be available here.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 12:01:29 +0000
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