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| Neuroscientists Welcome Dalai Lama With Mostly Open Arms | ||
| 作者 | Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit |
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| 出處題名 | Science |
| 卷期 | v.310 n.5751 |
| 出版日期 | 2005 |
| 頁次 | 1104 |
| 出版地 | New York, NY, US [紐約, 紐約州, 美國] |
| 資料類型 | 期刊論文=Journal Article |
| 使用語言 | 英文=English |
| 關鍵詞 | Washington (D.C.); Dalai Lama; meditation; neurosciences; religion; science; religious leaders |
| 摘要 | This article informs that a controversy over the Society for Neuroscience's (SfN's) decision to invite the Buddhist religious leader Dalai Lama to its annual meeting faded last week when he charmed an estimated audience of 14,000 in Washington D.C., with a talk presenting meditative practice as an empirical way to investigate the mind and emphasizing his preference for scientific inquiry over religious dogma. More than 500 researchers, including many SfN members, had signed an online petition opposing the Dalai Lama invitation, arguing that it would blur the distinction between science and religion. Calling for greater interaction between neuroscience and contemplative traditions, the Dalai Lama urged researchers to work toward human happiness by finding ways to reduce negative emotions and enhance positive ones. The Dalai Lama's presence did shine a spotlight on meditation research, which some scientists view as controversial because meditation is an integral part of many religions. Others see problems in the varying definitions of meditation and in the fact that scientists must rely on a meditator's claim of a subjective experience. |
| ISSN | 00368075 |
| 點閱次數 | 176 |
| 建檔日期 | 2006.09.12 |
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