good for you. and yes Neuroscience science is great. and learning how to connect with people with compassion is one of the most wonderful keys to unlock that puzzle. its all in the way we see people do we see an enemy image or there needs
MANY PERSONS DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH IN THIS WORLD. A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT HIS HOLINESS THE 14TH DALAI LAMA SAYS AND THEY COULD PUT IT INTO PRACTICE. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO TRANSLATE IN OTHER LANGUAGES HIS HOLINESS THE 14TH DALAI LAMA TEACHINGS
HH has initiated this ongoing dialog between Tibetan Buddhism and western neuroscientists a few decades ago. the dialog has been building momentum since then and certainly will be of tremendous benefits for the future of mankind. Will it be better to invite also scholars of other Buddhist traditions( Mahayana, Theravada etc.) to be involved in these discussions so that a wide spectrum of Buddhist tradition can benefit from exchanging of views.
I worked in a 28 day rehab and got my CAC in New York. so I do have some training. Going to stick with the neuro scientists and the Teachings of an awakened being on this.
Ok, I think we may not really be that far apart. I do think that addiction is a learned behavior and not a disease process in the traditional use of the word "disease". However, I do think that some people are more vunerable to addiction due to subtle difference in neuro transmitter levels which is genetic. I also do think that the Buddhist understanding of the nature of mind is very advanced and should be bought to the table on this issue.
Warm bows, Gyalwarinpoche. Unfortunately, I am someone with a slight hearing disability and I sometimes struggle with what Dalai Lama is saying. Is there a source that has talks of the dharma with subtitles? I'm sorry, but I want to fully enjoy and hear what his holiness is saying and I'm impeded by a road block that is my hearing. Please give me assistance. Thank you, Nommy!
Nice I have worked in the field and I have my own personal experience. I am all for dialog but I see no point in reinventing the wheel. Its about the environment we grow up in and the social structures that condition us to be obedient and look to authority. These things have been known for a long time. If you want a link to about 12 hours of free training on the subject I would be happy to provide it.
Alcohol and substance abuse: Science has long neglected the problem of alcohol and drug abuse are not just for young people. Even in old age many people are at risk - and the trend is rising.
These meetings are interesting but they are only accumulating knowledge, and they say 'Dala Lama' included that we should cultivate compassion, patience, or meditation. Can you cultivate compassion or Love, which are the same? Can you cultivate meditation whatever one cultivates becomes knowledge, then the question is can we have truth, love, compaction , and beauty through knowledge, I think that is impossible. If that was the case humanity had this knowledge, about truth, love, suffering, ignorance, and so on for thousands of years, now after all this time where are we? We are as violent, in conflict, as ever.
***** As you correctly pointed out that all of these exchange of ideas and experiments are added to the content of intellect, which is part of the Ego. First of all this is not a dialogue in true sense of that word, they are just exchanging Ideas and information they are accumulating and adding more information to there Ego (consciousness). They have been doing this for 27 years. After all this time; they are not even asking right questions to challenge each-others assumptions, because they are trying to please each-other both side is benefiting from this conference by promoting there own interest and reputation. Mr. Dalai Lama and his people are talking about Buddha, Scientist are talking about addicts and result of their experiments. Both sides are avoiding there own addiction to there beliefs, there desire for reputation, there addiction to power of knowledge, and so on. As Dalai Lama said they are not different from rest of humanity, but that is just an idea. If they really mean what they say they should talk about their own desires, their craving, and there own programed brains they are not different from rest of us. But by their words and by their action they think they are different and they are experts!As long as they separate themselves fro rest of humanity by hiding behind Buddha, or science they will never have insight to their own ignorance, which is the ignorance of humanity, so all of this energy and time is spend to satisfy there intellectual craving that is all. They can do this for another 1000 years they will not understand themselves, which is vital, to have insight to all human problems. Through accumulation of knowledge about meditation, compassion, addiction, patience and so on it is impossible to understand problem of humanity, which is ignorance, suffering, fear, and extra.
***** They were just my observation as I see it, now I think you are giving too much credit to science and to the scientist to come up with some kind of device, which can reduce our thoughts. I don’t think science can solve psychological problems; they can help to identify the problem and in some situation provides some relief. I don’t know you know this or not that now science has proven that they cannot locate “SELF” in human brain that means the self is an idea or an illusion. Therefore what scientist will do with is information an they abandon the “Self” in themselves and live selflessly? I doubt it. They cannot free the brain from this conditioned content like self, desire, fear, and sorrow, and so on by any drug or a device. About your comment about ‘Mystics in India’ I don’t know which Mystic you are talking about who are “uselessly sitting in meditation”. They are in meditation they are in self-hypnotized sleep, a person in state of true meditation, which will be a state of freedom, great attention, and awareness. Therefore in a state of great energy; that kind of mind will not be in such a dismal state of laziness, that their devotees have to feed and clean them. These are dead people who are using and exploiting ignorant people to take care of their needs they have nothing to offer to humanity except some old rotten knowledge of tradition. Not that they are in state of Nirvana, in contrary they are in state of total decay and uselessness. I think you are thinking in same patterns as scientist.
Sorry for replying late I am not an online dialoguer only few times I have made comments on line, and also I am not a good writer. Now I have red your reply; your point about the role science there is no argument, but when you talk about techniques like Vipassana, which I know little about, or TM and so on. These techniques have very limited affect in the mind and they may give some momentary quietness to the brain, then that experience becomes motive for the next practice. So silence, meditation, compaction, beauty cannot be cultivated full stop. I really don’t want to get into talking about various techniques and the rest. You must have practiced Vipassina because you are claiming that through this meditation, your words “Vipassana is tedious, long term and carries risks if the meditator misunderstands its true objectives. But what it achieves is a physical change in the brain. Of course, it increases discipline, will power, lovingkindness etc. as part of the training.” Sir when you mix discipline, will power, love, and kindness, as an out come of a practice, I may suggest that where there is will power, or discipline there cannot be love in true sense of that word. Honestly I cannot continue to respond to your comments because you are going into so many directions. That is why I don’t like this online exchange of ideas; every body is trying to show how much they know about so many things and never stick to the point of conversation, and accumulate more knowledge, this is a fantastic intellectual entertainment, with all dew respect this will not bring any understanding of ourselves, which is most vital things in our lives: how to understand ourselves? Let me just say this; to have a dialogue in true sense of that word, we must have correct meaning of words we are using. If you have your own meaning and I have mine: not that we do not understand each other, but we get more confused and we never meet each other that is just waist of time and energy. I was watching these meetings between Dalai Lama and the scientist, there was confusion about consciousness and Dalai Lama said, “we need to understand what we mean by consciousness”. You see the problem sir, these experts have been talking about “mind and life” for 27 years and now they are asking what do we mean by consciousness, this tragic to use all these resources and energy but actually they have not moved not far from where they have started, granted science has moved in serious way to deal with human brain and consciousness, and they have a long way to go. But at the end they cannot find that ultimate essence, which is un-experience-able therefore out of reach of science. For me it is vital to set the foundation to this kind of serious conversation, otherwise conversation will go all over the place, so it is almost impossible to establish this kind of dialogue online. If you are really interested in to find out what is the difference between dialogue and discussion, check out David Bohm’s book on dialogue and also watch his dialogue with J. Krishnamurti on You Tube. Finally you have asked if your arguments can be refuted, with proof. Please I am not being dis-respectful by saying this way, because we have express ourselves honestly as we can otherwise what is the point of our conversation; to please each other. So sir lets assume that all your arguments are solid and no one can refute them, then what? What will we do with those arguments, build a bigger EGO to go to the next argument and keep doing this and at the same time try to meditate to free yourself from all these arguments? Do you see how clever our minds ‘thoughts’ are operating; trying to have both the argument and the silence, it can do this for ever so it can keep itself alive and busy, busy, busy, ……
Also, a better understanding of the sequence of events that occur as the result of Epigentic influences might help as well. Maybe some type of anti sense DNA treatment in addition to behavior change.
Change in gene expression as the result of Methel chains attaching to the DNA strands. Yes certainly epigentics is a very important and new twist on DNA. I do think that the way that we learn and process envioromental cues has underlying Bio to it and if we could understand these procesess better it would go a long way toward helping people who are suffering.
it is well know that it is our environment that causes addiction. there is no doubt about why some groups of people get addicted and other do not. this is irritating.
I missed your comment about biology. No there is no biological cause for addiction. What some of them are talking about is the brain. It is also well known that the brain to a large degree is plastic, meaning that when we use our attention in new ways the physical structure of our brain will change. So the work I do is about helping people to use their attention in new ways. have a nice day
I appreciate the change of energy. I do need to disagree with your view on the validity of the influence genetics plays. It is our environment that activates or deactivates the genes. See epigenetics.
ye and what happens if there is a child who without you knowing don't actually like marshmallows period. She wouldn't eat any of it and not only that but give it to others. On the other hand a child who is really hungry ain't going to wait for your uncertain future reward. Because you also know that a bird in hand is better than two in the bushes. Did your experiment considered all the possibilities? or you want people's money to fund your salesmanship experiment as if you got something real on hand.
OK why ? You think that there are no biological causes at all for addictions? And that no continued research should be done? Hope that you do not work with people if you feel irritation at a diologe on how to inprove the life of those who suffer.
Why does the Adlai Lama take so long to get to the point ! If he is getting to old you should get somebody to translate because this talk is very frustrating,I think many people will have a hard time rolling this convoluted conversation!
