The Dalai Lama - Scientist offers viewers a chance to see the scientific side of the Dalai Lama, and to see snippets of his conversations with great minds throughout the years. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, the Dalai Lama has long been a vocal advocate for compassion, religious tolerance and the need to bring together science and spirituality in the face of modern suffering. A program Science for Monks and Nuns even trains Tibetian monks and nuns in various areas of science to become future teachers and scientists themselves. The Dalai Lama himself spoke at several meetings and conferences for health and neuroscience. Buddhist monks, practicing meditation over the course of their lives, and some of them trained in the sciences themselves, worked closely with other neuroscientists to gain insights on the brain. Eventually, they evolved into collaborations, especially in the area of neuroscience. The Dalai Lama advocates for the welfare of Tibetans and since the early 1970s has called for the Middle Way Approach with China to peacefully resolve the issue of Tibet. For now, though, brain researchers are staying on their side of the wall. His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, greeted the scientists last Friday and introduced the week-long dialogue about science and religion.
These meetings continued over the course of several decades. Opponents of the Dalai Lamas appearance fear a breach in the barrier between science and religion. On occasion, the scientists who met with him even changed the direction of their research. The Dalai Lama’s comments proved to be insightful, delivered with a smile and his trademark laugh. (Photo by Gaye Gerard/Getty Images) Getty Images
His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama will present the Science of Mind forum with 40 of the world's leading scientists. Alan Wallace onstage during a 'The Mind & Its Potential' conference at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre on Decemin Sydney, Australia. Second, I approach the following review essay with a certain degree of fear and trembling given that in a very real sense my primary dialogue partners are. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 03: Natasha Mitchell, Dr Marc Hauser, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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