Gentle Bridges

Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind

Author: Jeremy W. Hayward, Francisco J. Varela, The Dalai Lama and Dalai Lama

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Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind

This volume chronicles a discussion between the Dalai Lama and Western scientist on the nature of the mind. Topics covered include: what is the essence of the mind; could computers ever have consciousness; when does consciousness enter a human embryo; and can compassion be learned?

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Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind

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Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of MindWhat is the essence of the mind? Could computers ever have consciousness? Can compassion be learned? When does consciousness enter the human embryo? These are just some of the many questions that were discussed during a historic meeting that took place between several prominent Western scientists and the Dalai Lama. Gentle Bridges is a chronicle of this extraordinary exchange of ideas.

About the Author

Jeremy Hayward is the international education director of Shambhala Training. He is the author ofLetters to Vanessa- On Love, Science, and Awareness in an Enchanted WorldandShifting Worlds, Changing Minds- Where the Sciences and Buddhism Meet.He teaches warriorship retreats around the world.Francisco J. Varela, Ph.D., was Fondation de France Professor of Cognitive Science and Epistemology at the cole Polytechnique and the Institute of Neuroscience of Paris. He is also the author ofPrinciples of Biological Autonomy.