M E N -T S E E - K H A N G (Tibetan Medical & Astro. Institute of H.H. the Dalai lama)
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October 2014
CONFERENCES IInd International conference on Body, Mind and Life The 2nd International Conference on Body, Mind and Life was held from 1-3 October 2014. The conference was organized by the Body, Mind and Life Department, Men-Tsee-Khang. It was held in Men-Tsee-Khang College Hall. Two scholars each from the six different fields of knowledge namely Buddhist psychology, Modern psychology, Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Chinese medicine were invited. The scholars spoke on four different topics relating to the subject of body, mind and life. The speakers gave informative and precise presentations on the related topics as well as the question and answer session. His Eminence Kasur Kyabje Kirti Rinpoche graced the inaugural ceremony as the Chief Guest and addressed the gathering. There were more than 370 participants from 14 different countries at the conference.
The speakers and the participants of the conference had an audience
2nd conference on Body, Mind and Life 1-3 Oct, 2014
with His Holiness the Dalai Lama on 1 Oct, 2014 on the first day of the conference. The conference on 2 Oct coincided with the 25th anniversary celebration of the coronation of the Nobel Peace Prize on His Holiness the Dalai Lama, hence all the scholars and participants took part in this celebration. The final day of the conference witnessed a panel discussion amongst the scholars. They shared their thoughts on finding a common ground in developing the mental health care and also expressed their views on future prospective. The speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-exile,
Mr. PenpaTsering was the Chief Guest on the closing ceremony of the conference. He handed over the souvenirs to the scholars and certificates to the participants. The scholars shared their knowledge heartedly throughout the session. Most of them identified the wellness of body and mind to be interdependent in nature and the main factor responsible for the physical and mental suffering to be the disturbance in the mental aspect or the mind. We believe that such level of exchange between the various traditions will definitely open up for further research in the years to come.