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Destructive Emotions

A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama

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Destructive Emotions

Written by: Daniel Goleman Ph.D., Dalai Lama
Narrated by: Ed Levin
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The bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman, offers a front-row seat at a groundbreaking meeting between the Dalai Lama and some of the foremost scientists and philosophers in the world.

Imagine sitting with the Dalai Lama in his private meeting room with a small group of world-class scientists and philosophers. The talk is lively and fascinating, as these leading minds grapple with age-old questions of compelling contemporary urgency: Why do seemingly rational people commit acts of cruelty and violence? What are the root causes of destructive behavior? Can we learn to control the emotions that drive these impulses?

Organized by the Mind and Life Institute, this rich encounter of science and spirit, East and West, brings together cutting-edge research in neuroscience, education, and psychology with the most sophisticated Buddhist practices for transforming negative emotions. Goleman, as scientific coordinator and narrator, also reveals the personalities behind the debates as the participants develop ideas for further collaboration and research.

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“This intelligent abridgment loses none of the author's elegant thinking, especially as read by Ed Levin, who really understands this material. The star of this audio, however, is the Dalai Lama, whose thinking spans many disciplines and encompasses the most relevant and powerful ideas today about emotional functioning.” —Audio File
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The brain isn’t the boss. Anyone who has really experienced fear knows it a total body reaction, not just the mind. Your mind only records the event. Trying to see the human as separate components gives false understanding. They should have put electrodes all over the body.

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It was interesting to hear about how scientist approach a topic in this field. I organized a similar event for AI and robotic scientists, It's always very interesting scientifically to have this type of conversation. Unfortunately the summary of this book sell something else. More like a self help book. The author should have gone the a next level to add his wisdom from the conversation and make it more actionnable.

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