Welcome konara! Since it may just be a linguistic issue, I’ll ask whether you reject using human senses entirely when it comes to wisdom and knowledge.
On Feb 14, 11:01 pm, konara abeyrathne <[email protected]> wrote: > There are some difficulties to tally these two fields. Buddhism and > its facts cannot be comprehended with the help of our senses.we have > to opt to trancedental meditation But sciencetist do their researches > and come out with their findings using and becoming slaves to our > senses / I am Abeyratne from Royal Institute of Colombo > > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 2:54 AM, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, yes, if only there weren't the clouds flying around. ;-) > > > On 14 Feb., 09:03, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Oh, that I could attend! It should be quite a show. Often such posts > >> are seen as spam. I home some here don’t mind. > > >> The Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies > > >> A Recognised Independent Centre of the University of Oxford > > >> Buddhism and Science Collouqium > > >> Date: March 4-5, 2010 > > >> Location: University of Oxford, Department of Physiology, Sherrington > >> Room > >> Cosponsored by Physiology Department and Oriental Institute of the > >> University of Oxford, Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness > >> Studies, and Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies > > >> The parallels between Buddhist ideas and those of modern science have > >> been noted frequently. Examples include the ideas of emptiness and > >> relativity theories, those of non-Self and physiology, mental > >> cultivation and cognitive sciences. Are these parallels coincidental > >> or do they represent a convergence that is necessary in comparing the > >> results of introspective and objective methods? This colloquium will > >> bring some of the leading scientists who have explored this > >> convergence in a critical and analytical way, together with > >> philosophers of science, in debate with Buddhist scholars > >> investigating the relations between Buddhism and science in the > >> ancient and contemporary worlds. The participating scientists include > >> relativity and quantum mechanics theorists, systems biologists, > >> clinicians, and cognitive scientists. The Buddhist scholars include > >> the new Oxford professor of Buddhist studies, and two Tibetan Buddhist > >> scholars who have engaged in a collaborative research with scientists. > >> The colloquium will provide ample opportunity for questions and > >> discussion. > > >> For the schedule, how to register etc.: > > >>http://www.ocbs.org/content/view/82/1/ > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > ""Minds Eye"" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
