Research Scholars at Emory Explore Science of Empathy and Compassion

Research scholars at Emory and beyond traced the connectivity between the physical body and the cultivation of compassion through the lens of science in a conference with His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama yesterday.

Panelists, including experts of both science and religion, presented studies on the origins and stimulants of compassion, compassion meditation practices and the relevance of compassion meditation to health. As several introductory speakers alluded to, the four-hour conference, spread across two sessions, drew on both science and contemplative theory — embracing the same collaborative spirit embodied in the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative (ETSI). The ETSI facilitates the exchange of science and monastic education between Emory faculty and Tibetan monks. (MORE)

Source: Emorywheel.com