The Cummings and Fetzer Lectures on "Meditative and Contemplative States"
Four scholars explore objective knowledge and subjective experience to discuss the complex interactions between meditation, wisdom, religion, and health. These four presentations will allow an audience to understand meditative and contemplative states from the points of view of medicine, education, psychiatry, and religion.
Each lecture will begin at 6 p.m. and be followed by a small reception and book signing. The lectures are free and open to the public.
Tuesday, October 16, 2001
The Healing Power of Mindfulness: How an Ancient Buddhist Meditation Practice is Influencing Medicine and Health Care, Business and Education
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Massachusetts
Location: Rotunda, Low Library
Thursday, October 25, 2001
The Elusive Art of Mindfulness
Charles Johnson, Ph.D., Professor of English, University of Washington
Location: Rotunda, Low Library
Tuesday, October 30, 2001
Meditation and the Self-Regulation of Learning: A Link Between Health Science and Religion?
Joseph Loizzo, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Location: Alumni Auditorium, Black Building
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
The Higher Educations of Meditation and Wisdom: Lessons from the Indo-Tibetan University
Robert A. F. Thurman, Ph.D., Professor of Religion, Columbia University
Location: Rotunda, Low Library
