April 2015
Conversations on Compassion with Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg, New York Times best-selling author and worldwide meditation teacher, will join our founder and director, Dr. Doty, to discuss the role compassion has played in her life. Sharon is Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts. She has been leading meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. She has played a crucial role in bringing Asian meditation practices to the West. The ancient Buddhist practices of vipassana (mindfulness) and metta (lovingkindness) are the foundations of her work.…
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Conversations on Compassion with Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
About The Event In this dialogue, CCARE’s founder and director, Dr. James Doty, will ask Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak about his life’s work and what role compassion may have played. This event is an hour-long dialogue followed by questions from the audience. The talk will be recorded and posted to CCARE’s YouTube Channel and website several weeks after the event. *Stanford faculty/staff can earn an Environmental Health berry for attending this event. About Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak is a…
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In this dialogue, CCARE’s founder and director, Dr. James Doty, will ask Kyra Bobinet about her life’s work and what role compassion may have played. This event is an hour-long dialogue followed by questions from the audience. The talk will be recorded and posted to CCARE’s YouTube Channel and website several weeks after the event. Stanford Bookstore will have copies of her new book, Well Designed Life: 10 Lessons in Brain Science and Design Thinking for a Mindful, Healthy, and…
Find out more »May 2016
Conversations on Compassion with Andres Edwards
In this dialogue, CCARE’s founder and director, Dr. James Doty, will ask Andres Edwards about his life’s work and what role compassion may have played. This event is an hour-long dialogue followed by questions from the audience. The talk will be recorded and posted to CCARE’s YouTube Channel and website several weeks after the event. Stanford Bookstore will have copies of The Sustainability Revolution, Thriving Beyond Sustainability and The Heart of Sustainability available for purchase at the event. Book signing will…
Find out more »Conversations on Compassion with Emma Seppala, PhD
In this dialogue, CCARE’s founder and director, Dr. James Doty, will ask Emma Seppala about her life’s work and what role compassion may have played. This event is an hour-long dialogue followed by questions from the audience. The talk will be recorded and posted to CCARE’s YouTube Channel and website several weeks after the event. Stanford Bookstore will have copies of her new book, The Happiness Track, available for purchase at the event. Book signing will also take place after the event.…
Find out more »June 2016
Meditation and the Science of Human Flourishing Workshop
Join CCARE and Tergar Meditation Community for a Meditation and the Science of Human Flourishing workshop followed by a Conversation on Compassion. Can we cultivate well-being in the same way that we can train our bodies to be healthier and more resilient? If so, how might we use the practice of meditation to experience equanimity, to open our hearts fully to others, and to cultivate insight and wisdom? In this workshop, two world-renowned experts, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Richard J. Davidson,…
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Global Compassion Summit
The Charter for Compassion and The Center for Compassion Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University invite you to join the Global Compassion Summit, where this year’s theme is Mindfulness and Compassion in Daily Life. They are sponsoring this event which features top experts in the field, including Sharon Salzberg, Vinny Ferraro, Barry Boyce, Dr. Emma Seppälä, Dr. Paul Gilbert, Jeena Cho, Rhonda Magee and many others — sharing stories of how compassion and mindfulness are contributing to a…
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Film Screening: Human
CCARE will host a film screening of HUMAN, a film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. Following the screening, there will be a brief discussion and Q&A. About HUMAN HUMAN is a collection of stories and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human. Through these stories full of love and happiness, as well as hatred and violence, HUMAN brings us face to face with the Other, making us reflect on our lives. From…
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