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Applications are now open. I'm on the faculty this year along with many others. mindandlife-europe.org/events/esri-...
Mind and Life Europe | European Summer Research Institute 2025
The Application Period is now open until Friday 4th April at Midnight CEST! Click here to apply! The European Summer Research Institute (ESRI) is an event initiated by Mind &...
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March 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Mind and Life Europe | MLE 2026 Inaugural Panel
“Empowering through Caring” REGISTER HERE! Introduction Most of us would like to believe in a form of power that is woven through with care, and a form of care that...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Tonight! An experiment, a conversation, an encounter. It's not too late to sign up to participate. mindandlife-europe.org/events/arts-...
Mind and Life Europe | Arts & Enaction
A New Series Hosted by Prof Alva Noë with Guest Fabrice Mazliah At the centre of our year devoted to Arts & Aesthetics in the Enactive Fold, Prof Alva Noë will be...
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May 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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What if 20 seconds of self-compassion could make a difference? Research suggests ultra-brief “micropractices” may reduce stress, anxiety, and depression—and consistency may matter more than session length. Explore the emerging science: www.mindandlife.org/media/microp...

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Brief and Built to Last: The Case for Micropractice
Discover micropractice: the emerging science behind ultra-brief mindfulness practices—and why consistency, not only duration, matters.
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October 1, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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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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February 24, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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BDG news: Dalai Lama Hosts 39th Dialogue with the Mind & Life Institute in Dharamsala, with a Focus on AI

🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/ne3973nb

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Dalai Lama Hosts 39th Dialogue with the Mind & Life Institute in Dharamsala, with a Focus on AI - Buddhistdoor Global
The Dalai Lama welcomed 120 academics, scientists, scholars, leaders, and policymakers for the 39th annual dialogue with the Mind & Life Institute.
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October 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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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.
#108peaceinstitute #freedom #democracy #ClimateAction #Leadership #MindAndLife #DalaiLama
October 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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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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October 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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This @MindandLife conference on #AI comes at a crucial time to add a #Buddhist spiritual perspective in the ongoing debate on our future with #ArtificialIntelligence and I hope @GoogleDeepMind participants had much insight for consideration
October 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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What makes meaningful collaboration possible?

Thomas Legrand shares how connecting with ourselves, one another, and nature can transform collaboration and help us navigate complexity more wisely.

🎧 Listen: podcast.mindandlife.org/podcast/podc...

#MindAndLife #SystemsChange #Leadership
June 30, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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Only a few more days to apply for the @mindandlifeeu.bsky.social summer research institute, this year focused on the idea of time, and the associated retreat. Both take place in Gomde Austria in July mindandlife-europe.org/events/europ...
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April 9, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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"The more stressed we are, the more noise there is in the system."

Rachel Lilley shares why slowing down helps us learn and navigate complexity more wisely on the newest Mind & Life Podcast.

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July 7, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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‘To navigate this world as a sentient being, in some sense, is to understand oneself as an aesthetic creature; and to understand oneself as an aesthetic creature is to realise one’s embeddedness in a life full of feeling’ mindandlife-europe.org/mind-matters...
Mind and Life Europe | Mind Matters Series 2025
Arts and Aesthetics in the Enactive Fold “The question of creativity is key: that is, for an animal, for a living being to have a world, it’s something that he...
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July 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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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.

Watch: www.mindandlife.org/dialogue/min...

#MindandLife #Neuroscience
April 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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“At a personal level, he radiates joy. It’s the first thing you feel when you’re with him.”

Thupten Jinpa reflects on the Dalai Lama’s unique presence—a deep sense of joy that shines through, even in conversations about life’s greatest challenges.

#DalaiLama90 #MindAndLife #Compassion #Joy
June 24, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Mind and Life Europe podcast

Prof Shay Welch, The Somatic Dance: Curating a Life in the Midst of a Breakdown.

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Mind and Life Europe | MLE Podcast
A podcast by Mind & Life Europe, emphasising the importance of exploratory dialogue, radical candour, intersubjectivity, and listening as an epistemology. Inspired by the groundbreaking work of our co...
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May 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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What helps us repair and reconnect in a divided world?

This month’s Mindstream explores repair, renewal, and collective healing. Read more: www.mindandlife.org/mindstream/

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June 25, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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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.

Read more: www.mindandlife.org/insight/ecod...

Art by Sirin Thada

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Ecodharma: Loving the World as Our Own Body
Discover how Ecodharma applies Buddhist teachings to help respond to the climate crisis and inspire more sustainable, compassionate living.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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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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November 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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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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January 22, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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We’re hiring!

Mind & Life Institute seeks a strategic, values-driven Director of Development to grow fundraising that bridges science and contemplative wisdom.

Lead major, annual & planned giving, donor engagement, and campaigns. Apply & share: www.mindandlife.org/about/career...

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February 17, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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This coming week!
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Mind and Life Europe | Barcelona 2026 International Conference
“Power and Care: Enactive Approaches and Critical Social Philosophy” The application deadline for talk and poster proposals has now passed. Standard tickets are still available for general attendees! ...
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May 24, 2026 at 8:08 AM
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"At a time when we face many challenges, it’s essential that we cultivate the sense of oneness of humanity," shared Tseten Chhoekyapa on behalf of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Read more on the Mind & Life blog: www.mindandlife.org/media/reflec...

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April 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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What if the systems we want to change aren't separate from us?
On the newest Mind & Life podcast, Wakanyi Macharia-Hoffman explores how inner development, relationships, and awareness shape the systems we create.

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#MindAndLife #SystemsChange #Ubuntu
June 26, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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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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A New Chapter for the Mind & Life Podcast
Since its launch in April 2020, the Mind & Life podcast has been a space for deep inquiry—where rigorous science meets lived wisdom, and where fundamental questions about the mind, human experience, a...
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January 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM