The 4th MaMa Charitable Foundation
Visiting Professor in Buddhist Studies Lecture Series
A BUDDHIST VIEW OF
Mindfulness & Consciousness
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Speaker: | Professor B. Alan Wallace |
Time: | 21-26 Jan 2016 |
Language: | English |
Type: | All are welcome |
Organized by: | HKU Centre of Buddhist Studies |
Sponsored by: | MaMa Charitable Foundation |
Enquiry: | hkucbs@hku.hk | (852) 3917 0094 |
About the Speaker
Professor B. Alan Wallace
MaMa Charitable Foundation Visiting Professor
President, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies, U.S.A.
Professor B. Alan Wallace has taught Buddhist meditation and philosophy worldwide since 1976. He holds an undergraduate degree in physics and the philosophy of science from Amherst College and a Ph.D. in religious studies from Stanford University. He is the founder and president of the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies.
Lecture Summary
5-Day Meditation Retreat
The Way of Śamatha: Soothing the Body, Stilling the Mind, and Illuminating Awareness
DATE: 22-26 January 2016
FEES:
Room shared by 6 persons – HKD2,000/person
Room shared by 3 persons – HKD2,700/person
VENUE: HKU Kadoorie Centre (Lam Kam Road, Shek Kong, Yuen Long, N.T., HK)
LANGUAGE: English
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Lectures
Lecture 1
Buddhist and Psychological Views of Mindfulness (Presentation slides)
Time: 7 – 9 pm on 21 Jan 2016 (Thur)
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong
This lecture will focus on the differences between Buddhist and modern psychological definitions of mindfulness. It will also evaluate “mindfulness meditation” and examine it within the rich context of Buddhist theory and practice, in which mindfulness is identified as a mental factor that is vital for all aspects of spiritual practice, including ethics, mental balance, and insight.
Lecture 2
Cultivating Mental Balance: A Buddhist View (Presentation slides)
Time: 7 – 9 pm on 27 Jan 2016 (Wed)
Venue: Wang Gungwu Lecture Theatre, Graduate House, The University of Hong Kong
This lecture will examine four aspects of mental balance—conative, attentional, cognitive, and emotional—as viewed from a Buddhist perspective. Analyzing each of these aspects in terms of deficit, hyperactivity, and dysfunction, it will also present traditional Buddhist methods for cultivating enhanced mental health and balance.
Lecture 3
A Radically Empirical Approach to the Exploration of Consciousness (Presentation slides)
Time: 7 – 9 pm on 29 Jan 2016 (Fri)
Venue: Rayson Huang Theatre, The University of Hong Kong
While modern cognitive science explores the mind primarily by way of its neural correlates and behavioral expressions, Buddhism presents a radically empirical approach by directly examining mental states and process. Such inquiry is based on the sophisticated development of attention and introspection and has yielded insight into three dimensions of consciousness.