The topic of this Dialogue is the role of emotional states in physical health. Over the past 2,500 years, Buddhists have explored this topic through contemplative practices and logical analysis. Their research has been conducted within the context of spiritual disciplines aimed at the release from physical and mental suffering. The principal means for pursuing this end are the identification and dispelling of mental afflictions such as delusion, hatred, and greed, which are regarded as instrumental in producing suffering. Contemplative practices are the traditional vehicle for countering afflictive mind states.
LOCATION: Dharamsala, India
Participants
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Honorary Board Chair
Sharon Salzberg
Insight Meditation Society
Clifford Saron, PhD
University of California, Davis
Convening Faculty, Fellow, Planning Committee Member
Francisco J. Varela, PhD
Mind & Life Institute
