Effects and impacts of meditation on human mind and body

CONTEMPLATIVE SCIENCES NETWORK (C.S.N.)

An EBU Initiative promoting a spirit of unity in diversity through a cooperative approach to resource sharing for a culture of awakening.

Date : Inaugural Visio-Conference on Saturday November 19th 2022 - 14h-19h (CET)

Plateform : Zoom webinar. You will receive the zoom link in return of your free registration

Language : english

Description

Frontiers of Contemplative Science in Europe, effects and impacts of meditation experience & training on human mind and body.

Insights and discussions : on the major philosophical, scientific and practical issues arising from research in the field of contemplative sciences, combining meditative experience, traditional views, neurosciences and phenomenology.

With renowned Speakers : Dharma teachers and academic researchers exploring fundamental questions, such as:

• What is Contemplative Science? What does it question and what does it propose ?
• How does the contemplative science fit into the field of Western thought and civilization ?
• How may Contemplative science transform western epistemology, philosophy, vision and way of life ?
• Neuroscience and meditation: What have been the major steps in neuroscience research on the effects of meditation ? Today, what are the philosophical and scientific issues and perspectives ?
• What does the meeting of Buddhist psychology and cognitive neuroscience bring to the understanding of human nature, does it help and how ?
• What is Contemplative -Neuro – Phenomenology ?  How does traditional inner science of mind (Dharma) meet western phenomenology ? What does this approach bring to the understanding of philosophy and meditative experience?

Speakers

Dharma teachers of the three yânas

• Prof. Henk Barendregt
• Venerable Dario Doshin Girolami
• Denys Rinpoché

Academic Contemplative scientists

• Dr. Elena Antonova
• Dr. Antoine Lutz
• Prof. Antonino Raffone

Conference Host

• Ron Eichhorn
• Frédéric La Combe

Conference Tentative Program

Each intervention will be followed by a short discussion and questions

• 14:00 - Opening with Ron Eichhorn, EBU President
• 14:10 - Denys Rinpoché
• 14:40 - Exchanges and discussions
• 14:50 - Dr. Antoine Lutz
• 15:20 - Exchanges and discussions
• 15:30 - Venerable Dario Doshin Girolami
• 16:00 - Exchanges and discussions
• 16:10 - Break
• 16:30 - Prof. Antonino Raffone
• 17:00 - Exchanges and discussions
• 17:10 - Prof. Henk Barendregt
• 17:40 - Exchanges and discussions
• 17:50 - Panel discussion, led and moderated by Dr. Elena Antonova
• 18:50 - Conclusion
• 19:00 - End

NB: The conference will be recorded and post in the EBU Website and the link will be sent to the people who registered.

More informations

Go to our website : https://europeanbuddhistunion.org/contemplative-sciences-network-event

Contact

Contact us by email : fredlhun@gmail.com