Буддизм и наука: наблюдение за процессом

[Юрий К.]

Ради интереса наблюдаю за процессом.

Основные источники информации: рассылки Mind and Life Institute
http://www.mindandlife.org

Mind and Life Research Network – буддийский форум при Mind and Life Institute
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/login/?g...discussionlist

Metanexus Institute
http://www.metanexus.org

Анонс очередной летней сессии Mind and Life Institute

Applications will be taken beginning January 15, 2007 for the 2007 Mind and Life Summer Research Institute (MLSRI) to be held at the Garrison Institute (www.garrisoninstitute.org) in Garrison, New York, from Sunday, June 3, through Saturday, June 9, 2007.


The purpose of the Mind and Life Summer Research Institute is to advance collaborative research among behavioral scientists, neuroscientists, and biomedical researchers based on a process of inquiry, dialogue, and in some cases, collaboration, with Buddhist contemplative practitioners and scholars and those in other contemplative traditions.

Долгосрочная цель состоит в том, чтобы создать новое поколение behavioral scientists, cognitive/affective neuroscientists, clinicians, and contemplative scholar/practitioners interested in exploring the potential influences of meditation and other contemplative practices on mind, behavior, brain function, and health. This includes examining the potential role of contemplative methods for characterizing human experience and consciousness from a neuroscience perspective.

The Faculty will consist of scientists and clinicians, as well as Buddhist and other contemplative practitioner/scholars. The meeting will be restricted to 125 participants, as innovative and interdisciplinary scientific conversations and potential collaborations and new projects are more likely to develop successfully with a limited number of committed participants.

The overriding theme of the meeting will be to foster a meaningful
dialogue between modern science and psychology on the one hand, and the domain of contemplative practice on the other. These two epistemologies constitute different ways of investigating and understanding the mind.
...
The MLSRI is intended to be a novel kind of experience, unlike other conferences that you may have attended. The MLSRI takes place in a quasi-retreat environment that is intended to promote exploration and understanding of contemplative practices both on the intellectual level (through presentations and dialogues) and the experiential level (through formal meditation practice and periods of introspection and silence).
...
For a more detailed overview of the MLSRI please go to
http://www.mindandlife.org/sri07.ml....institute.html

The application process is online only. No paper applications, either mailed or faxed, will be accepted. To apply now, please go to:
http://www.mindandlife.org/sri07.app...n.process.html

Applications close at 7:00 PM EST on Wednesday, February 28, 2007. Interested applicants are advised to apply early. Applications submitted after February 28th will not be accepted.

Please forward this message to anyone who might be interested.

Best regards,

Mary Ann McCarty

[Юрий К.]

Metanexus Institute сообщает об одном из событий диалога науки и буддизма, происходящих в рамках его международного проекта Local Societies Initiative:
http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus_online/lsi.asp

Meditation, academic lectures and an empowerment ceremony are all part of the events planned for the "Buddha Amitabha and Mindfulness of Death in the Tibetan Tradition," conference hosted by The Thousand Stars Buddhism and
Science Group, a local society in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference will be held 27-28 January 2007.

For more information, visit
http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus_o...e2.asp?id=9747

or contact Areeratana Sirikoon at areeratana@cpbequity.co.th.

[Юрий К.]

Докторант из Йельского университета ищет испытуемых для исследований по теме медитация и когнитивные способности: внимание, креативность, принятие решений.
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=1619351

[Юрий К.]

Статьи Sharon Begley в Times (29.01.07) и Wall Street Journal (19.01.07) о новой книге, опубликованной Mind and Life Institute "Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain".
http://www.mindandlife.org/pubtrn.html
http://www.amazon.com/Train-Your-Min...e=UTF8&s=books.

В этой книге представлены труды конференции по нейропластичности «The Neuronal Substrates of Learning and Transformation», Dharamsala, India in 2004 г. Журналистка, принимавшая участие в этой конференции и встречавшаяся на ней с ЕСДЛ, описывает в своих статьях результаты исследований в области нейропластичности, ведущихся под эгидой MLI.

В заключение статьи в Times она пишет: «"The discovery of neuroplasticity, in particular the power of the mind to change the brain, is still too new for
scientists, let alone the rest of us, to grasp its full meaning. But even as it offers new therapies for illnesses of the mind, it promises something
more fundamental: a new understanding of what it means to be human."
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...0438-4,00.html

Статью "How Thinking Can Change the Brain" в Wall Street Journal она начинает с вопроса, который задал ЕСДЛ американскому нейрохирургу 10 лет назад: может ли ум изменить мозг? Нейрохирируг полагал, что нет.
http://online.wsj.com/public/search/...Brain&x=13&y=9.

В исследованиях, которые представлены в книге и о которых рассказывает S. Begley, изменения мозга, происходящие в результате регулярной медитации, помещены в общую перспективу исследований по нейропластичности: изменения структуры мозга при регулярной тренировке, причем не только в детстве, но и в зрелом возрасте. Эти изменения не надо путать с давно известным перераспределением связей между нейронами в процессе обучения.

Например, Alvaro Pascual-Leone из Harvard Medical School проводил исследование с группой людей, которые 5 дней подряд по 2 часа в день всеми пятью пальцами «играли» на фортепьяно так свободно, как только могли, придерживаясь только метронома. После каждой сессии они отдыхали и затем каждый день с их мозга снимались определенные характеристики. В результате оказалось, что после 5 дней тренировки зоны мозга, отвечающие за движение пальцев, выглядели как «одуванчики на пригородном газоне».

Этот результат полностью согласовывается с полученными ранее другими группами исследователей. Alvaro Pascual-Leone пошел дальше и предложил группе испытуемых просто представлять себе, как они играют на фортепьяно. Сравнение показателей мозга у этих двух групп испытуемых привело к революционному выводу: сама мысль способна изменять физическую структуру и функции нашего серого вещества.

"Mental practice resulted in a similar reorganization" of the brain, написал позже Pascual-Leone/

Дальнейшее развитие событий и результаты исследований по нейропластичности и медитации описаны в книге и статье S. Begley
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...580438,00.html

[Ассаджи]

Наука раскрывает секреты психики:

Наука делит для нас Вселенную на два элемента: материю и силу, сочетанием которых создаются различные явления и которые обе вечны и подчиняются вечному и неизменному закону. Теории, выдвигаемые людьми науки, вывели их на самый крайний рубеж физической Вселенной. За ними — не только тысяча блестящих побед, благодаря которым у природы вырвана часть ее секретов, но и многие тысячи поражений, которыми измеряются ее глубокие тайны. Ученые доказали, что мысль материальна, ибо она представляет собою выделение серого вещества мозга, а современный немецкий экспериментатор, профессор д-р Йегер, заявляет, что доказал, будто человеческая душа есть «летучий ароматический элемент, растворимый в глицерине». Он дает ей название «психоген», и его эксперименты демонстрируют, что она присутствует не только в организме в целом, но и в каждой отдельной клетке, в яйцеклетке и даже в мельчайших элементах протоплазмы. Едва ли необходимо упоминать в такой образованной аудитории, как ваша, что эти интереснейшие опыты д-ра Йегера находят подтверждение во множестве фактов как физиологических, так и психологических, которые издавна замечались всеми народами; по всему миру факты эти вплетены в народные пословицы и легенды, фольклорные сказания, мифы, богословские теории.

http://www.theosophy.ru/lib/olcbudda.htm

[Юрий К.]

Линда Карлсон, которая упоминается в этом письме-обращении, некоторое время назад искала через MLRN-discussionlist сотрудника для исследований техники внимательности в клинической практике, в том числе и с целью облегчения страданий больных раком с метастазами в костях.

MLRN Discussion List, 24.01.07.

Dear Colleague,
As a trusted and valued member of the community of those engaged in mindfulness-based research and practice, we would like to request a few minutes of your time. The individuals named below (and others) have begun an exploration and discussion of the possibility of forming a society for professionals engaged in the development, practice, application and research of mindfulness-based interventions. We have frequently observed (in ourselves and in our colleagues) a strong desire for a professional community that could both support and further our work in a variety of fulfilling and important ways.

As part of this exploration, we have put together a very brief online interest survey that we would respectfully ask you to complete. It will take less than five minutes, but your contribution would be invaluable to us in determining how to proceed with this effort.

Additionally, we ask that if you are aware of others engaged in similar work, that you forward this email and link to them, so that we can get their input as well.
It is our intention to present the results of this survey at the upcoming Fifth Annual International Conference on Integrating Mindfulness-Based Approaches and Interventions into Medicine, Health Care and the Larger Society in Worcester MA, and to continue this dialogue in that venue.

If you are willing to assist us in this effort, simply click on the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=143182007298

If you have specific comments or questions about this endeavour please contact Steve Hickman (shickman@ucsd.edu) or Linda Carlson (l.carlson@ucalgary.ca). We thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,
Steven D. Hickman, PsyD
Director, UCSD Center for Mindfulness
Assistant Clinical Professor
UCSD Department of Psychiatry
Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA
Executive Director, Center for Mindfulness
Director, Stress Reduction Clinic
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Linda E. Carlson, PhD, RPsych
Associate Professor, Division of Psychosocial Oncology,
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Calgary

David Monsour, MD, DABA
Attending Anesthesiologist,
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Specialty Surgery Ctr. Of CNY
MBSR Instructor, Syracuse University

Mick Krasner, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Michael Speca PsyD, RPsych
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary

[Юрий К.]

MLRN discussionlist

Медитация и эпилепсия.
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=1627207#1627207

Основоположник диалога науки и буддизма, Mind and Life Institute выдающийся ученый и буддист Франциско Варела в конце жизни занимался проблемой эпилепсии
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=1627523#1627523
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=1628004#1628004

[Юрий К.]

MLRN Discussion List

Буддийские сострадание и эмпатия – это, по-видимому, не столько проективные процессы, сколько следствие естественного расширения «я»-концепции, включающей в себя конкретного другого. В этой связи методы социальной психологии, особенно тест неявной установки (attitude) могут быть интересны для изучения буддийских концепций «я», самоидентификации, жесткости – проницаемости границ «я» и включения других людей в свою идентичность.
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=1628901#1628901

Для выяснения этого вопроса могут быть полезны исследования социальных психологов:
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=1628915#1628915

В феврале 2007 г. выйдет книга детского психиатра "The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being"
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=1630948#1630948

который полагает, что она может быть полезна в рассматриваемом вопросе.

[Юрий К.]

https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=1628901#1628901
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=1628915#1628915
https://lists.wisc.edu/read/messages?id=1630948#1630948

Как выяснилось, такие ссылки не доступны для незарегистрированных пользователей форума. Для того, чтобы зарегистрироваться, надо открыть ссылку, кликнуть на закладку "all forums" и в списке форумов найти " discussionlist", правая крайняя колонка - 'subscribe". После регистрации вы сможете получать все сообщения форума и автоматически получите к нему доступ.

[Юрий К.]

Интересно, что в сиднейском онкоцентре
http://www.sydneycancer.com.au/Artic...spx?PageID=264

с августа 2006 г. по март 2007 г. проводится исследование эффективности техники внимательности (Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy) в улучшении состояния людей с раковым диагнозом (increased ability to cope and a reduction in distress). Исследование финансируется NSW Cancer Institute, оно является частью докторской диссертации ведущей курса, которая имеет master degree в клинической психологии, в 1997 г. прошла первый курс обучения випассане (школа Гоенки), с тех пор регулярно посещает 3 и 10 дневные ретриты, провела более 10 mindfulness-based курсов с пациентами по mental health и наркотической зависимости и т.д.

В октябре 2006 г. было набрано несколько групп для прохождения курса обучения, состоящего из 8 еженедельных занятий по 2 часа. Исследовательская компонента включает оценку состояния до начала курса, через 10 недель и через 3 месяца после его окончания. Участие в нем бесплатное. После окончания курса планируется проведение ежемесячных сессий для продолжения практики, но не исследования.

[Юрий К.]

Второе сообщение врачей по поводу организации профессионального сообщества по применению техники внимательности в медицине (первое см. выше).

MLRN discussionlist 14.02.07

Dear Colleague,

Thank you so much to the 565 of you who have already responded to our survey regarding the formation of a society for professionals engaged in the development, practice, application and research of mindfulness-based interventions! The response has been astounding and reinforces our notion of broad interest in some such entity. Especially interesting has been the large international response.

For those who haven’t replied yet, it’s still not too late to express your views! You can access the survey until the end of the month by clicking on the following link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=143182007298

It is our intention to informally present the results of this survey at the upcoming Fifth Annual International Conference on Integrating Mindfulness-Based Approaches and Interventions into Medicine, Health Care and the Larger Society in Worcester, MA (March 31-April 2) and to continue this dialogue in that venue.

If you have specific comments or questions please contact Steve Hickman (shickman@ucsd.edu) or Linda Carlson (l.carlson@ucalgary.ca). We thank you in advance for your valuable input.

Sincerely,

Steven D. Hickman, PsyD
Director, UCSD Center for Mindfulness
Assistant Clinical Professor
UCSD Department of Psychiatry
Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Saki F. Santorelli, EdD, MA
Executive Director, Center for Mindfulness
Director, Stress Reduction Clinic
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Linda E. Carlson, PhD, RPsych
Associate Professor, Division of Psychosocial Oncology,
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Calgary

David Monsour, MD, DABA
Attending Anesthesiologist,
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Specialty Surgery Ctr. Of CNY
MBSR Instructor, Syracuse University

Mick Krasner, MD, FACP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
Department of Medicine
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Michael Speca PsyD, RPsych
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine
University of Calgary

[Юрий К.]

Источник информации: рассылка Mind and Life Institute.

Институт предлагает приобрести DVD с записями наиболее интерeсных эпизодов конферении Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation conference-2005

The Mind and Life Institute is now offering a single video DVD containing "highlights" of the two and one-half day Investigating the Mind 2005: Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation conference proceedings.

This "best of the conference" DVD contains edited excerpts from all sessions which were videotaped in their entirety using 3 state-of-the-art digital cameras switched live as the event was happening.

The "Highlights from the Science and Clinical Applications of Meditation" DVD covers such topics as:
* Meditation-Based Clinical Interventions: Science, Practice, and Implementation
* Possible Biological Substrates of Meditation
* Clinical Research I: Meditation and Mental Health
* Clinical Research II: Meditation and Physical Health
* Integration and Final Reflections

You can experience the highlights of this historic conference by purchasing the DVD for $24.95*.

To order just click on
http://www.mindandlife.org/media.itm05.highlights.html

* Canadian and International prices slightly higher.

[Юрий К.]

Современная исчерпывающая библиография исследований
техники внимательности (рекомендовано бывшим модератором MLRN)

http://www.noetic.org/research/medbiblio/index.htm

А также

http://mahavat.blogspot.com.

[Юрий К.]

Источник информации: рассылка Metanexus Insitiute

Интересная форма привлечения внимания публики к теме «наука и религии». Основатель и директор Metanexus Institute (только в проекте Local Societies Initiatives участвуют свыше 200 сообществ из более 30 стран мира)
http://www.metanexus.org/

Dr. William Grassie и его коллеги проводят дискуссию «Наука и религия в 21 веке» в связи с показом пьесы Бертольда Брехта «Жизнь Галилея» в The Wilma Theater (Philadelphia, 11апреля – 13 мая 2007 г.). Для зрителей – бесплатно, для остальных – 10$.

Dr. William Grassie, founder and recent former director of Metanexus Institute, will participate in a panel discussion titled, "Science and Religion in the 21st Century," on Monday, May 7 at 7 PM at the Wilma Theater, Philadelphia, PA. This discussion is being presented in conjunction with the theater's production of Bertolt Brecht's, The Life of Galileo. Other panelists for this evening include Dr. Edward Davis, Dr. Owen Gingerich, Dr. Marc Hauser and moderator John Timpane of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Admission is $10 or free to all The Life of Galileo ticket-holders.

For more information
http://www.metanexus.net/metanexus_o...e2.asp?id=9822

or visit
http://www.wilmatheater.org.

[Юрий К.]

Mind and Life Institute объявляет о проведении очередной встречи ЕСДЛ с учеными
Mind and Life XIV: The Universe in a Single Atom

Удивляет, что первое объявление о встрече дано за 4 дня до ее начала. Формат встречи: не международная конференция, а private meeting.

The Mind and Life Institute (MLI) proudly announces its upcoming 14th dialogue, "The Universe in a Single Atom." This private meeting between world-renowned scientists and His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Buddhist scholar-practitioners will be held in Dharamsala, India, April 9-13, 2007.

Based on the Dalai Lama's latest book, The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality, the 14th dialogue highlights the issues he feels are most important as science and spirituality converge.

In his book, the Dalai Lama discusses his vision of science and faith working hand-in-hand to alleviate human suffering. Drawing on a lifetime of scientific study and religious practice, he explores many of the great debates and makes astonishing connections between seemingly disparate topics.

While he sees science and faith as "complementary but different investigative approaches with the same goal of seeking the truth," the two have often been at the root of human conflict. In The Universe in a Single Atom, the Dalai Lama challenges us to see that the benefits of opening our hearts and minds to the connections between science and faith are far
preferable to perpetuating the divisive rhetoric that often surrounds them. He believes that such enlightenment is the key to achieving peace within
ourselves and the world.

During the five-day meeting, dialogue participants will rigorously engage and address the fundamental, philosophical, and ethical issues that face both scientists and contemplatives today.

Meeting participants include:

* Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness, the XIV Dalai Lama
* Richard J. Davidson, Ph.D., Vilas Research Professor and William James Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
* John Dunne, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Religion, Emory University. Co-Director of the Encyclopedia of Contemplative Practices and the Emory Collaborative for Contemplative Studies
* Paul Ekman, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology Emeritus in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California at San Francisco; Consultant
* R. Adam Engle, J.D., M.B.A., CEO and Chairman of the Mind and Life Institute, and General Coordinator of the Mind and Life conferences
* Martha Farah, Ph.D., Walter H. Annenberg Professor in the Natural Sciences, Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania
* George Greenstein, Ph.D., Sidney Dillon Professor of Astronomy, Amherst College
* Matthieu Ricard, Ph.D., Author and Buddhist monk at Shechen Monastery in Kathmandu and French interpreter since 1989 for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
* Bennett M. Shapiro, M.D., Executive Vice President (ret.) Merck Research Laboratories
* Wolf Singer, M.D., Ph.D., Director at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt and Founding Director of the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)
* Evan Thompson, Ph.D., Professor of Philosophy, York University, Toronto
* Anton Zeilinger, Ph.D., Professor at the Physics Department of Vienna University and at the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
* Arthur Zajonc, Ph.D., Andrew Mellon Professor of Physics and Interdisciplinary Studies, Amherst College

Interpreters:

* Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., President and chief editor for The Classics of Tibet Series produced by the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montreal; Adjunct Faculty of Religious Studies, McGill University, Montreal
* Geshe Dorje Damdul, English interpreter for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dharamsala, India

This meeting will be made available by webcast at
http://www.dalailama.com/page.128.htm

For more information on the Mind and Life XIV Dialogue and to download a PDF of the brochure, please go http://www.mindandlife.org/conf07.html

The Mind and Life Dialogues started in 1987 as an experiment to determine whether a scientific exchange could occur between modern science and Buddhism. MLI has now sponsored 14 dialogues over the last 20 years. In that time MLI has become a recognized world leader in the emerging scientific investigation of the effects of contemplative practices on the brain, behavior, and the translation of this data into effective tools to benefit all people everywhere.

Past dialogues have prompted books and DVD sets to share the extraordinary events with wider audiences. For a complete list and more information on these books and DVD sets, please go to www.mindandlife.org.

To purchase a copy of the Dalai Lama's book, The Universe in a Single Atom, please go to your local bookstore or www.amazon.com.

[Юрий К.]

MLRN-discussionlist.

Линда Карлсон рекомендует:

We are pleased to announce that today, AHRQ released the evidence report
" Meditation Practices for Health: State of the Research."

You can find the report on AHRQ's Web site using the following links:

Topic Page/Abstract: http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/medittp.htm

Report in PDF:
http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/ev...tion/medit.pdf

Linda E. Carlson, PhD, RPsych
Associate Professor, Division of Psychosocial Oncology,
Department of Oncology, Faculty of Medicine
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Calgary

[Юрий К.]

Источник информации MLRN.

20-22 октября 2007 г. в Emory University (Atlanta, USA) пройдет конференция-встреча ЕСДЛ с представителями других религий, его публичные выступления, инагурация в профессорское звание Emory University. Эти мероприятия проходят в рамках Emory-Tibet Science Initiative, которая призвана дать тибетским манахам и монахиням научное образование.

ЕСДЛ об этой инициативе.

“I deeply appreciate that Emory University has made a commitment to collaborate with the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives to develop and implement a comprehensive and sustainable science education program. I have long believed in and advocated a dialogue and cross-fertilization between science and spirituality, as both are essential for enriching human life and alleviating suffering on both individual and global levels. The Emory-Tibet Science Initiative has a unique opportunity to fulfill this need, and thus make a contribution not only to the Emory and Tibetan communities, but to the world at large, by expanding the horizons of human knowledge and wisdom.”
http://www.college.emory.edu/tibetscience/

Emory University is greatly honored to welcome His Holiness the Dalai Lama for a three-day visit to the university from October 20-22, 2007. His Holiness has accepted Emory's offer of a Presidential Distinguished Professorship, and his visit to the university will include his installment in this position and his inaugural lecture. His Holiness's visit will also include his full participation in a one-day conference on science and spirituality co-hosted by the Mind & Life Institute with leading scientists and contemplatives from the university and across the country on Saturday, October 20, and an interfaith summit on religion as a source of conflict and a resource for peace-building on Sunday, October 21.
http://dalailama.emory.edu/

Sunday, October 21, 2007

Teaching to the Buddhist Community of Atlanta

A special teaching for the Buddhist community of Atlanta by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The title of the teaching has not yet been determined.

7:00 a.m. Doors open 9:30 a.m. Event begins 11:00 a.m. Event concludes

First Emory Summit on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding

12:30 p.m. Doors open 2:00 p.m. Event begins 4:00 p.m. Event concludes

Can the religions of the world work together to reduce violent conflict and build peaceful, pluralistic societies? This question is more challenging than ever, as we witness an escalation of global violence invoking religion. To address this challenge, Emory is holding its first in a series of summits on Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding.

At this first summit, we feature one religious leader—His Holiness the Dalai Lama—in conversation with religious leaders from Hindu, Christian, Jewish, and Muslim communities, including Rabbi David Rosen, Sister Joan Chittister, Professor Rajmohan Gandhi, and Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im.

How are they making peace differently, and how are they developing new models from their own peacemaking experiences—whether it be in Khartoum, in Jerusalem, in London, or in Delhi? And how are people addressing this issue "on the ground" in cities, in neighborhoods? What are the best local peacemaking practices in places affected by religious violence? Can religion also be a source of community renewal and a force to promote the common good in such areas?

Monday, October 22, 2007

Installation of His Holiness as Presidential Distinguished Professor and Inaugural Lecture: "Reality as Interdependence"

8:00 a.m. Doors open 9:30 a.m. Event begins 11:30 a.m. Event concludes

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be installed as Presidential Distinguished Professor at Emory University in a vibrant ceremony including music, readings, and academic ceremonial traditions. Following the formal installation, His Holiness will deliver his inaugural lecture as Presidential Distinguished Professor entitled "Reality as Interdependence," based on Je Tsongkhapa's rten-'brel bstod-pa, "In Praise of Relativity."

Educating the Heart and Mind: A Path to Universal Responsibility

1:00 p.m. Gates open 3:00 p.m. Musical entertainment begins (artists to be announced)
4:45 p.m. Main program begins 6:30 p.m. Event ends

Emory University presents an afternoon with His Holiness the Dalai Lama with special musical guests and activities. His Holiness will deliver a public talk suitable for the entire family entitled "Educating the Heart and Mind: A Path to Universal Responsibility."
http://dalailama.emory.edu/events/index.html#conference

[Юрий К.]

Раз в месяц в сиднейском онкоцентре проводятся группы поддержки для тех пациентов, которые прошли курс обучения технике внимательности (mindfulness - Kabat-Zinn, 1990) в этом центре:
http://www.sydneycancer.com.au/Artic...spx?PageID=277
http://www.sydneycancer.com.au/Artic...spx?PageID=268

Инициатором применения этой буддийской техники (примерно с 1979 г.) для облегчения состояния людей, страдающих различными заболеваниями, является J. Kabat-Zinn
http://www.umassmed.edu/behavmed/faculty/kabat-zinn.cfm

К настоящему времени это направление называется Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Базовый центр Center of Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Сare and Society (основан в 1995 г.) при University of Massachusetts Medical School
http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/index.aspx

Проводятся ежегодные конференции
http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/Interventions/index.aspx

Другие MBSR программы в 18 странах мира, на которые ссылаются на этом сайте, не гарантируя при этом их качество (ссылки на сиднейский онкоцентр нет)
http://www.umassmed.edu/cfm/mbsr/index.cfm

[Юрий К.]

Объявление о предварительной регистрации на очередную конференцию Mind and Life XV – Investigating the Mind: “Mindfulness, Compassion, and the Treatment of Depression” , которую организуют Mind and Life institute and Emory University.

Dear,

At the end of July, general, or public, registration will open for the Mind and Life XV – Investigating the Mind: “Mindfulness, Compassion, and the Treatment of Depression” meeting co-sponsored by Mind and Life and Emory University. The meeting will be held at Emory University in Atlanta on Saturday, October 20, 2007.

(Please see http://www.dalailamaemory.org/ for more information about the meeting)

Before the general registration opens, however, we want to give you an opportunity to register early. To register early please go to: http://dalailama.emory.edu/events/mlxvpresale.html

When you get there, you will see General Admission Floor Seats for $160 and General Admission Bleacher Seats for $140.

There are no Students Admission seats available during early registration.

Continuing Medical Education (CME) Credits are available. (Please see the CME section at http://dalailama.emory.edu/events/mlxvpresale.html for more information.)
As the goal of this meeting is have the audience consist largely of science, research, medical and clinical professionals, please feel free to pass this early registration email on to your colleagues also in these professions.
Thank you for your interest in the work of the Mind and Life Institute, and we look forward to seeing you in Atlanta in October.

The Mind and Life Institute

[Юрий К.]

В преддверии конференции Mind and Life XV “Mindfulness, Compassion, and the Treatment of Depression” (см. выше) пионеры применения техники внимательности в лечении депрессий Jon Kabat-Zinn (член совета Mind and Life Institute), Zindel Segal и John Teasdale опубликовали книгу “The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness” (Guilford Press, June 2007) и CD с 8-недельным курсом обучения (записал J. Kabat-Zinn) технике внимательности. Недавние исследования Всемирной Организации Здравоохранения показали, что депрессия является одной из главных причин нетрудоспособности североамериканцев в возрасте от 15 до 44 лет. Как показывают исследования, при использовании антидепрессантов негативные эмоции могут вернуться по окончании применения препаратов. Опыт тысяч людей, обученных технике внимательности, показывает, что благодаря ее регулярной практике вырабатываются привычки, снижающие риск депрессий.

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) -- a proven treatment developed by Kabat-Zinn, Segal, Teasdale, and Mark Williams -- has helped thousands of people accept, process, and overcome uncomfortable emotions. Now, after a decade of refining the practice through clinical research and hands-on workshops, the originators of this treatment are making it available as a book and CD-based self-help program.

The Mindful Way through Depression begins by examining how our minds, bodies and emotions interact to compound and sustain unhappiness. "When bad things happen or we feel unwell—even if we just wake up on the wrong side of the bed—we tend to make matters worse by telling ourselves to 'snap out of it," explains Segal. "When we can't do it, we feel weak or worthless, and spiral deeper into the feelings we had hoped to escape."

Compassionate self-awareness can prevent the slide into depression. "A mindful attitude provides the opportunity to slow things down and focus on what's real in the present moment, without judging or dragging in past regrets or worries about the future," Segal says.
Reaching the point where that attitude becomes instinctual takes practice and guidance. To that end, Segal and his coauthors encourage readers to follow an eight-week program of daily meditations, as narrated by Kabat-Zinn on the accompanying CD.

A recent study by the World Health Organization confirms the need for such a program. Clinical depression is the single leading cause of disability for North Americans between the ages of 15 and 44. In other words, during the prime of our lives, seemingly unshakable feelings of sadness, self-doubt, and other painful emotions rob us of health and wellbeing. While antidepressants and traditional therapy have done a lot to alleviate the suffering of many unhappy individuals, studies show that negative emotions often return once treatment-as-usual ends. Mindfulness training, on the other hand, can lead to habits that reduce the likelihood of depression for a lifetime.

"We wrote this book and recorded the CD to share the positive effects of mindfulness with a wider audience than we can reach through workshops and seminars alone," explains Kabat-Zinn.
"In fact, you don't even need to have a specific problem with depression to gain profoundly from the practices we describe in the book," he continues. "Mindfulness can lead to unexpected benefits for anyone willing to take the journey."

About the authors:
Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is internationally known for his work as a bestselling author, scientist, and meditation teacher. He is Professor Emeritus of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Zindel Segal, PhD, is the Morgan Firestone Chair in Psychotherapy at the University of Toronto and Head of the Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
John Teasdale, PhD, has held senior research appointments in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, and in the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Mark Williams, PhD, is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow at University of Oxford, United Kingdom. With Drs. Segal and Teasdale, he authored Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, a bestselling book for professionals.

What others have to say:
"Composed by a star-studded team of scientists and practitioners, this powerful book is the best self-help title to arrive since David Burns's seminal Feeling Good. Williams, Teasdale, and Segal previously collaborated on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, a well-received text for mental health professionals. Add to the mix Jon Kabat-Zinn, a luminary in his own right, and the result is a useful lay reader's guide to incorporating mindfulness techniques in everyday life. Providing a realistic eight-week program, this wonderful guide and its accompanying CD offer invaluable practical strategies for banishing depression and regaining one's life. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal

To read an excerpt from the book, go to www.guilford.com/excerpts/williams3.pdf.
To listen to the accompanying CD, go to www.guilford.com/etc/mindfulness_intro.mp3 and www.guilford.com/etc/mindfulness_breath.mp3.
The Mindful Way through Depression is available at local bookstores and Amazon.com, http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...Go.x=14&Go.y=7.