ArtScienceMindLife videos featuring Anselm Kiefer: Art is Spiritual ; Evan Thompson – Context Matters: Steps to an Embodied Cognitive Science of Mindfulness ; Linda Dalrymple Henderson: Abstract Art in Its Spiritual and Scientific Context ; Alain de Botton: On Art as Therapy ; and Jeff Lieberman: Science and Spirituality
ArtScienceMindLife videos featuring Anselm Kiefer: Art is Spiritual ; Evan Thompson – Context Matters: Steps to an Embodied Cognitive Science of Mindfulness ; Linda Dalrymple Henderson: Abstract Art in Its Spiritual and Scientific Context ; Alain de Botton: On Art as Therapy ; and Jeff Lieberman: Science and Spirituality
Zara Houshmand is an Iranian-American writer. Her work has ranged from modern Iranian theater to traditional Balinese puppetry, from virtual reality as an art form to literary translation. She has worked with the Mind and Life Institute for almost twenty years as an editor for books representing its dialogues between scientists and the Dalai Lama. In this exclusive interview she discusses her work as a poet, writer and editor.
“From my own point of view, the most important thing about modern spirituality, as opposed to traditional faith communities or what you might call ‘old spirituality’, is that it’s ‘person centred’. By that I mean looking to see what works for every individual.” William Bloom is one of Britain’s leading authors and educators in modern spirituality and a holistic approach to individual and community wellbeing. In this exclusive interview he discusses his ideas and work, and it means to be ‘person centred’.
“Quantum holism demonstrates to us the essential holism that pervades our world….But quantum holism only gets us half way to true holism. It does not speak to the holism of human experience. For this we need a new method…” says Arthur Zajonc, Emeritus Professor of Physics at Amherst College and President of the Mind & Life Institute, in this stimulating article.
Utilizing a dialectical approach in both his studio practice and research, the work of artist Jared Vaughan Davis often deals with topics ranging from epistemology, mythology, ancient and modern cosmology, and the science of ‘belief,’ to general art and science communication and promotion.
Fabrica Vitae is a philosophical film about the anatomical mortal body and the study of the nature of consciousness within this body. It questions what it is that makes us human. Seven diverse, world-renowned, pioneers in Science and Art talk about their life’s work. In encompassing life and death, with the body as their investigative tool, they have often had to break taboos and push boundaries. They don’t avoid controversy, but on the contrary, dare to take a leap of faith into the void, to tread on virgin ground and to tell an unheard and unknown story.
Links to the Interalia Magazine blog, ‘Talking about Consciousness’, featuring – His Holiness The Dalai Lama: The Relation between Matter & Consciousness ; Alva Noë : Why is Consciousness so baffling? ; Marvin Minsky on Consciousness ; J Krishnamurti: On the relationship between thought and consciousness ; Peter Russell: The Reality of Consciousness
His Holiness The Dalai Lama: The Relation between Matter & Consciousness ; Alva Noë : Why is Consciousness so baffling? ; Marvin Minsky on Consciousness ; J Krishnamurti: On the relationship between thought and consciousness ; Peter Russell: The Reality of Consciousness
By establishing a dialogue in which the meditative practices of Buddhism and Christianity speak to the theories of modern philosophy and science, B. Alan Wallace reveals the theoretical similarities underlying these disparate disciplines and their unified approach to making sense of the objective world. In this article, he explores the relationship between Christian and Buddhist meditative practices, showing that, though Buddhism and Christianity differ in their belief systems, their methods of cognitive inquiry provide similar insight into the nature and origins of consciousness.