Dalai Lama speaks at neuroscience meeting despite controversy
Over much nay-saying, the Dalai Lama spoke at the Society for Neuroscience’s annual meeting. Protesters claimed that the Tibetan leader, 14th reincarnation of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, is not qualified to speak about the brain. Further, that his presence confuses the distinction between science and faith. The aim of meditation (central to Buddhism) is to tame and control the brain, a skill honed and perfected by Tibetan Buddhism so much so that it is called the Diamond Vehicle (Vajrayana), the quickest road to enlightenment. Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama is open to the scientific method and has stated his willingness to abandon Buddhist doctrines shown by science to be false (some beliefs like reincarnation are untestable, therefore remain insulated). There was an online petition to protest the talk, it was quickly hacked by supporters of the Lama.
Buddha on the Brain, Wired.com
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