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 This project launched by H.H the 14th Dalai Lama in order to integrate modern science subjects into the traditional study program of Tibetan monasteries. International teams of scientists train monastics teachers in various scientific fields. The teaching and methods which will be passed on to thousands of monastics students.
“It is most important for the traditions of western science and eastern mental development to work together. At some stage people gained the impression that these two traditions are very different and incompatible. In recent years, however, it has become clear that this is not exactly the case. This kind of dialogue is therefore extremely important, as a means of contributing something to future humanity, by enabling each tradition to benefit from the other. So this is one goal, I also think that it is very important for Buddhists to understand the latest scientific findings concerning the nature of mind, the relationship between mind and brain, and the nature of consciousness, these sorts of things, whether consciousness does or does not exist as a discrete entity, for example. So I would like to introduce some of these western explanations to Buddhists in general, and to Tibetan Buddhist in particular.” His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, 1987
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Thursday, 08 January 2009 11:05 |
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Dharamsala, India. April 6–10, 2009. Attention, Memory and the Mind: A Synergy of Psychological, Neuroscientific, and Contemplative Perspectives with His Holiness The Dalai Lama Beginning in the twentieth century, science has become the dominant paradigm for understanding the natural world by way of objective, quantitative measurements, using the instruments of technology. The integration of scientific knowledge and technology has vastly contributed to our understanding of the physical world and to improving the human standard of living. Furthermore, over a much longer time period spanning the past 2,500 years, Buddhism has emerged in multiple cultures throughout Asia as the dominant paradigm for understanding the natural world by way of subjective, qualitative observations by way of highly |
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Saturday, 20 December 2008 05:17 |
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The second science leadership training will be held at Center for Higher Tibetan Studies, Varanasi from January 20-31, 2009. All the monk leaders from last training program should participate. All the monks are hereby requested to register with our staff latest by January 19, 2009. The trainer for this program are:
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Thursday, 08 January 2009 10:44 |
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We are due to start the selection of monks for the ETSI Class 2009, we request all the respective monastery who would like to participate to contact us on number of seats we can provide you. The initial condition required by the participant are * He or She should be from a recognised monastery with a minumum academic * He or She should not be over 40 years old. * o If selected candidate should attend the month long workshop for five years to receive certificate To read in Tibetan click below |
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