Mindfulness
and Compassion: The Art and Science of Contemplative Practice
June
3-7, 2015 at San Francisco State University
How
can contemplative practices and scientific research efforts best inform
each other for a greater common good? Internationally recognized scholars
and contemplatives will explore this issue in what promises to be a
thought provoking multi-disciplinary dialogue. Featured speakers include
Dr. Josephine Briggs (Director NIH NCCAM), Robert Thurman
(Columbia), Venerable Ajahn Amaro (Amaravati Buddhist Monastery), Matthieu
Ricard (Shechen Monastery), David Vago (Harvard Medical School),
Willoughby Britton (Brown), Geoffrey Samuel (University of
Sydney), Cliff Saron (UC, Davis), Eijun Linda Cutts (San Francisco Zen
Center), Gregory Kramer (Insight Dialogue), David Brazier (Amida Trust) and
many more. We invite you to participate.
Abstracts
Due: January 5, 2015
Early-Bird
Registration: February 15, 2015
Conference Information:
www.mcc2015.org
Ron
Purser
Professor of Management, College of Business, San Francisco State
University
Mindfulness
and Compassion: The Art and Science of Contemplative Practice conference, June 3-7, 2015
慧性,Dharma
Instructor, Korean Zen Buddhist Taego Order
Board of Directors, Center for Creative Inquiry
President, Timeless Wisdom
