| <b>book description</b><br/>*why do seemingly rational, intelligent people commit acts of cruelty <br/>violence?<br/><br/>* what are the root causes of destructive behavior?<br/>* how can we control the emotions that drive these impulses?<br/>* can we learn to live at peace with ourselves others?<br/><br/>imagine sitting with the dalai lama in his private meeting room with a small <br/>group of world-class scientists philosophers. the talk is lively <br/>fascinating as these leading minds grapple with age-old questions of <br/>compelling contemporary urgency. daniel goleman, the internationally <br/>bestselling author of emotional intelligence, provides the illuminating <br/>commentary— reports on the breakthrough research this historic gathering <br/>inspired.<br/><br/><b>amazon.com</b><br/>destructive emotions: how can we overcome them? a scientific dialogue with <br/>the dalai lama forcefully puts to rest the misconception that the realms of <br/>science spirituality are at odds. in this extraordinary book, daniel <br/>goleman presents dialogues between the dalai lama a small group of <br/>eminent psychologists, neuroscientists, philosophers that probe the <br/>challenging questions: can the worlds of science philosophy work <br/>together to recognize destructive emotions such as hatred, craving, <br/>delusion? if so, can they transform those feelings for the ultimate <br/>improvement of humanity? as the dalai lama explains, "with the ever-growing <br/>impact of science on our lives, religion spirituality have a greater <br/>role to play in reminding us of our humanity."<br/><br/>the book's subject marks the eighth round in a series of ongoing meetings of <br/>the mind life institute. the varied perspectives of science, philosophy, <br/>eastern western thought beautifully illustrate the symbiosis among the <br/>views, which are readily accessible despite their complexity. among the <br/>book's many strengths is its organization, which allows readers to enjoy the <br/>entire five-day seminar or choose sections that are most relevant to their <br/>interests, such as "cultivating emotional balance," "the neuroscience of <br/>emotion," "encouraging compassion," or "the scientific study of <br/>consciousness." but the real joy is in gaining an insider's view of these <br/>extraordinary minds at work, especially that of the dalai lama, whose <br/>curiosity, socratic questioning, humor ultimately serve as the linchpin <br/><br/>for the book's soaring intellectual discussion. <br/><br/> --silvana tropea <br/><br/><br/><b>from <i>publishers weekly</i></b><br/>in may 2001, in a laboratory at the university of wisconsin, a tibetan <br/>buddhist monk donned a cap studded with hundreds of sensors that were <br/>connected to a state-of-the-art eeg, a brain-scanning device capable of <br/>recording changes in his brain with speed precision. when the monk began <br/>meditating in a way that was designed to generate compassion, the sensors <br/>registered a dramatic shift to a state of great joy. "the very act of <br/>concern for others' well-being, it seems, creates a greater state of well- <br/>being within oneself," writes bestselling author goleman (emotional <br/>intelligence) in his extraordinary new work. goleman offers this <br/>breakthrough as an appetizer to a feast. readers will discover that it is <br/>just one of a myriad of creative positive results that are continuing to <br/>flow from the mind life dialogue that took place over five days in march <br/>2000 between a group of leading western scientists philosophers the <br/>dalai lama in his private quarters in dharamsala, india. this eighth mind <br/> life meeting is the seventh to be recorded in book form; goleman's <br/>ac is the most detailed user-friendly to date. the timely theme of <br/>the dialogue was suggested by the dalai lama to goleman, who took on the <br/>role of organizer brought together some world-class researchers <br/>thinkers, including psychologist paul ekman, philosopher owen flanagan, the <br/>late francisco varela buddhist photographer matthieu riccard. in a <br/>sense, the many extraordinary insights findings that arise from the <br/>presentations subsequent discussions are embodied by the dalai lama <br/>himself as he appears here. far from the cuddly teddy bear the popular media <br/>sometimes makes him out to be, he emerges as a brilliant exacting <br/>interrogator, a natural scientist, as well as a leader committed to finding <br/>a practical means to help society. yet he also personally embodies the <br/>possibility of overcoming destructive emotions, of becoming resilient, <br/>compassionate happy no matter what life brings. covering the nature of <br/>destructive emotions, the neuroscience of emotion, the scientific study of <br/>consciousness more, this essential volume offers a fascinating ac <br/>of what can emerge when two profound systems for studying the mind <br/>emotions, western science buddhism, join forces. goleman travels beyond <br/>the edge of the known, the report he sends back is encouraging. <br/><br/><b>from <i>library journal</i></b><br/>eradicating violence throughout the world is at the core of contemporary <br/>social thought international justice. to that end, goleman (psychology, <br/>rutgers univ.) shares relevant discourse from an international symposium <br/>between the dalai lama experts in eastern philosophy western science <br/>on the topic of emotions. the best of both schools of thought is brought <br/>together for the first time to establish a viable "mental gym" program aimed <br/>at developing the average person's range of healthy feelings. training the <br/>brain to develop such feelings through the regular use of simple meditation <br/>techniques conflict resolution skills causes our behavior to shift <br/>constructively toward other humans, the panel found. the flow of the <br/>discussion here operates at a deep level is suitable primarily for <br/>psychology psychiatry students. notably, though, the contributors' wise <br/>decision to help people strengthen themselves emotionally not for moral <br/>reasons but for reasons of health happiness will ultimately have mass <br/>appeal. it is also a practical step toward ending world violence.recommended <br/>for academic libraries. <br/><br/><br/> --lisa liquori, <br/>m.l.s., syracuse, ny <br/><br/><b>from <i>booklist</i></b><br/>instead of just transcribing editing the march 2000 mind life <br/>meeting involving the dalai lama, other buddhist scholars, experimental <br/>psychologists, goleman, the meeting's scientific organizer, gives a <br/>narrative ac of the five-day event. as a pair of pulitzer prize <br/>nominations for journalism a succession of best-sellers beginning with <br/>emotional intelligence (1995) confirms, experimental psychologist goleman is <br/>no mean writer, this book is one of the most absorbing , yes, <br/>entertaining reports of brainstorming in the public interest since plato <br/>wrote up those symposia of socrates'. the meeting's focus was on the <br/>emotions the prospects for enabling people to defuse fear, anger, <br/>other potentially destructive emotions before they trigger damaging <br/>behavior. the dalai lama's interest in these matters stemmed from the desire <br/>to find a secular means of achieving the compassionate peaceable conduct <br/>of life that individual tibetan buddhist meditation practitioners have <br/>realized. taking a page from tv, goleman opens with a teaser--a description <br/>of later research inspired by the meeting-- then, a sketch of the dalai <br/>lama's lifelong scientific curiosity. the glorious bulk of the book traces <br/>the five days of presentations in the morning, informal formal <br/>discussion in the early afternoon, further presentation or discussion <br/>after tea break. the scientists are, except for one philosopher, cutting- <br/>edge neuroscientists research psychologists, the buddhist <br/>participants are scientifically savvy, too, quite often ph.d.'s themselves. <br/>a sublime intellectual experience with intriguing practical implications <br/>for a better world. (ray olson) <br/><br/><b>book dimension :</b><br/>length: (cm)23.4 <br/>width:(cm)15.5 |
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