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on 04-Feb-04 05:21 PM
Social Science Baha
invites you to a lecture by
Matthieu Ricard
Mind Training and Brain Plasticity: From Contemplative to Cognitive Science
Cultivating the Conditions for Genuine Happiness
Matthieu Ricard, the author of The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life (with Jean F. Revel), Schocken Books, 2000, and The Quantum and Lotus (with Trinh Xuan Thuan ), Crown, New York, 2001, will discuss how mind training can help individuals in recognising and cultivating the inner conditions for genuine happiness.
Matthieu will talk about how mind training can be linked with cognitive science and the scientific study of the brain and emotions. The lecture will also deal with research in the USA that he is involved with concerning scientific investigations into whether there are changes in brain activity during meditation. He will discuss the possible therapeutic implications of cultivating the inner conditions for
genuine happiness.
Time: 5.30 pm
Date: Thursday, 19th February
Place: Baggikhana, Yala Maya Kendra, Patan Dhoka
(Admission open to all. Please direct queries to 5542544/5543017. To reach Baggikhana, turn right into the gateway adjoining the Lalitpur District Post Office, about 50 metres before Patan Dhoka while coming from the direction of the Engineering Campus.)
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