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PhD Program in Religion, Culture, and Public Life (ReCuPL): Call for applications now open – deadline: September 2, 2024

This international joint PhD program focuses on the significant role of religion within diverse socio-political and cultural contexts at local, national, and international levels [...]

MindScience Academy (MSA) – Exploring non-ordinary states of consciousness between contemplation and science

Altered states, or non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC), open a window into dimensions of the mind often [...]

What happens to the brain when we meditate – A study by the University of Pisa conducted at the Tibetan Monastic University of Sera Jey in India

A research by the University of Pisa, published in Frontiers in Psychology in the Consciousness Research section, investigates [...]

Pre-enrolment open for the 2024-25 Padova University Postgraduate Program in “Contemplative Studies. Meditation from ancient traditions to contemporary age”

The third edition of the Postgraduate Program in Contemplative Studies at the University of Padova will begin [...]

PhD scholarship on Buddhist and Tibetan Studies – Ca’ Foscari University of Venice

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has announced a PhD scholarship on Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, co-funded by the PNRR and the Italian Buddhist [...]

Lecture at NICHE | Janet Gyatso – Practices of Being-With Animals

Animal life is a crucial component of both our climate crisis and the possibility for life to continue flourishing on the planet [...]

The Frontiers of Meditation Research – An Extraordinary Conference

It was the most significant event of the year worldwide concerning the rigorous study of meditation and related topics [...]

The major international conference on the interdisciplinary field of Contemplative Research is just around the corner!

The conference will offer a rich interdisciplinary dialogue that brings together clinical and neuroscientific approaches, philosophy, religious studies [...]

1st February Lecture by Dan Martin at Sapienza University, Rome – Sapienza University SEED PNR 2022 Project

Within the framework of the Sapienza University SEED PNR 2022 Project titled Tibetan Bonpo Textual Treasures Preserved at the Central National Library of [...]

“The Elephant in the Room. Investigating Consciousness Beyond Reductionism” – University of Padova (February 21-23, 2024)

The conference will host international scholars from various fields of research (including neuroscience, physics, philosophy of mind [...]

International Conference on Contemplative Studies, Padua, June 19–23, 2024

Contemplative Studies is an innovative, interdisciplinary, and intercultural field of research that explores contemplative experience and its practices [...]

Buddhist Perspectives on Consciousness, Evolution and AI

An international symposium of creative thinkers who explore how Buddhist resources contribute to understanding and addressing emerging [...]
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