[Buddha-l] Query about Francisco Varela

[Vaj]

Hi Joanna:

On Jan 4, 2007, at 1:02 PM, jkirk wrote:

> Has anyone on this list interested in mind studies read anything by  
> Varela? Comment?

Yes. _Gentle Bridges: Dialogues Between the Cognitive Sciences and  
the Buddhist Tradition_ is a good intro and an exciting read (for  
example they ask HHDL about beings incarnating into silicon life- 
forms--robots). Varela was the person who helped inspire and start  
the Mind and Life series, a series of encounters with western  
scientists and HH the Dalai Lama. The aforementioned book is actually  
from the first Mind and Life Conference. A number of these  
conferences do have published books detailing their proceedings.

http://www.mindandlife.org/history.html

Sincerely,

Steve Feite