Mind & Life Conversation with the Dalai Lama: Resilience, Compassion, and Science for Healing Today

Jun 19, 2020 - 9:30PM to 10:30PM

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson will participate in a special free livestream event with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, hosted by The Mind & Life Institute. The Conversation will explore the deeper insights for healing from our current collective suffering, resulting from the COVID pandemic, systemic racism, and more. Integrating contemplative wisdom and science, the Conversation will consider how crisis can be an unprecedented opportunity to shift human consciousness and embrace our shared humanity.

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