xi, 137 pages : 23 cm; "Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Mind/Body Medical Institute of Harvard Medical School & New England Deaconess Hospital, and Tibet House New York."; Introduction. A Western perspective / Daniel Goleman -- A Tibetan perspective / Robert A.F. Thurman -- pt. 1: Buddhism, neuroscience, & the medical sciences. 1. The Buddhist concept of mind / The Dalai Lama -- 2. Dialogue / The Dalai Lama, David M. Bear, Herbert Benson, Steven W. Matthysse, David D. Potter, Joseph J. Schildkraut, Carl E. Schwartz -- 3. Mind/body interactions including Tibetan studies / Herbert Benson -- pt. 2: Buddhism, psychology, & the cognitive sciences. 4. Tibetan psychology: sophisticated software for the human brain / Robert A.F. Thurman -- 5. Cognition: a Western perspective / Howard E. Gardner -- 6. Tibetan and Western models of mental health / Daniel Goleman -- 7. Dialogue / Diana L. Eck, Howard E. Gardner, Daniel Goleman, Robert A.F. Thurman -- Conclusion: Looking ahead / Daniel Goleman, Robert A.F. Thurman.; 

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