Il sonno, il sogno, la morte

The Dalai Lama's voice is actually one of many in this book, which recounts a symposium that brought a group of Western neuroscientists, psychoanalysts and philosophers to exchange ideas and compare and contrast findings and beliefs. Even with grounding in these disciplines, I found the extremely in Leggi tutto

Kind of misleading at first, the book is from the viewpoint of a scientist, with the Dalai Lama commenting every now and than. To me, it lacked any real Buddhist insights. Very tedious to read through a bunch of drawn out scientific discussion.

This book is a product of the 4th Mind & Life Institute Conference that took place over five days in October of 1992 in Dharamsala, India. It reads as a narrated description / transcription of the event. The Mind & Life Institute was established as a dialogue between science and Tibetan Buddhism, an Leggi tutto

Mi-a placut mai mult Emotii vindecatoare si nu am putut sa nu le compar. Cred insa ca orice carte de la Dalai Lama merita citita.

If you want to explore the possibilities in your evolution this is the right book for you. The Dalai Lama and his colleagues will walk you through the steps of living, dying and beyond. There is no death, it's a transition or some like to call it transformation. Every time we fall asleep we are dying t Leggi tutto

neuroscience, psychology et al v. h.h.the dalai llama. these books as conference reports can go either way, but this one is an engaging read. it helps if you like to read books with death in the title, like me and alvy singer.

Exploration of Consciousness. Tolerance and Respect of Cultural Differences. Cultivation of the Inner World and Experience.

I would have expected more insight into dreaming, and sleeping. However there were some interesting concepts mentioned (not developed) which can serve as a good starting point.