In this 2007 Mind & Life Dialogue, Helen Mayberg explains how treatment-resistant depression can disrupt the brain’s emotional and cognitive balance—and how deep brain stimulation may help restore connection, agency, and hope.
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“Compassion can be motivated initially by anger at the cause of suffering,” says Buddhist scholar John Dunne in archival footage from the 21st Mind & Life Dialogue. He reflects on the difference between anger at a person and anger at suffering’s cause.
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How do we resist the pull of power and money? At the 21st Mind & Life Dialogue (2010), His Holiness the Dalai Lama explored this—and more—with Richie Davidson, John Dunne, Sharon Salzberg, and others.
Watch in the Mind & Life Digital Library: www.mindandlife.org/dialogue/men...
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“In today’s world of distraction, training our attention is more important than ever,” says Amishi Jha.
Revisit her Insights essay: www.mindandlife.org/insight/stre...
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Artwork by: Sirin Thada.
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Mind & Life Institute seeks a strategic, values-driven Director of Development to grow fundraising that bridges science and contemplative wisdom.
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“To have a good quality of life, you don’t need to lead only a life of consumption.” In this clip, Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., reflects on the Dalai Lama’s environmental wisdom and the difference between standard of living and true quality of life.
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Mind & Life Podcast (launched 2020) is entering a new chapter: we’ll honor host Wendy Hasenkamp with a reflective episode next month. This spring: a systems-change mini-series with Jamie Bristow; fall season hosted by David Creswell.
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What does it truly mean to flourish—and how do our intentions shape the life we’re cultivating?
This month’s Mindstream explores flourishing as a lived practice: finding wisdom in difficulty and the small, intentional acts that ripple outward.
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How might we love the world as our own body?
David R. Loy explores how Buddhist wisdom and ecological awareness meet in ecodharma, urging us to awaken from the illusion of separation.
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Art by Sirin Thada
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For 35+ years, the Dalai Lama explored the nature of mind with leading scientists & scholars. 🌟
Experience these profound dialogues in Illuminating the Mind, our online course with Wisdom Academy—now 30% off w/ code WAITM25 thru Nov 6, 2025.
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The Dalai Lama teaches: adversity is part of being human—and our mind shapes whether we suffer or grow.
Hear more from Thupten Jinpa & Suzanne Bond: www.mindandlife.org/event/the-da...
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Could the answers to our crises be found in the forest’s silence or our own breath? 🌿
Researcher Pooja Sahni explores how nature and contemplation can transform our future: www.mindandlife.org/insight/cont...
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Together, His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Dr. Richard Davidson have bridged science and spirituality, showing how awareness and compassion can lead to greater well-being.
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BDG news: Dalai Lama Hosts 39th Dialogue with the Mind & Life Institute in Dharamsala, with a Focus on AI
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Starting tomorrow! 🌏
Join us live from Dharamsala, Oct 14–16, for “Minds, AI, and Ethics”—a dialogue with The Dalai Lama Trust & Mind & Life Europe on how AI can support human flourishing.
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“The resources for your happiness lie within,” says Mind & Life Board Chair Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D.
In honor of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, Jinpa reflects on this vision with President Suzanne Bond.
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From the start, the Dalai Lama envisioned Mind & Life Dialogues as bringing compassion & humanity to science.
For his 90th, hear Thupten Jinpa & Suzanne Bond reflect on this vision.
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AI is transforming our world—how do we ensure compassion and dignity guide its future?
Join the Mind & Life Dialogue livestream from Dharamsala, Oct 14–16. Learn more & register: mindandlife.org/.../minds-ar....
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“Many ideas fundamental to science are also core to Buddhist philosophy,” notes scholar & Mind & Life Board Chair Thupten Jinpa.
He and Suzanne Bond reflected on the Dalai Lama’s lifelong curiosity. Watch the full convo here: www.mindandlife.org/event/the-da...
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Join the 2025 Summer Research Institute livestream, June 2–5, and explore how contemplative practices are reshaping education.
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