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Mar 19, 2013, 12:31:46 PM3/19/13
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Institute Lecture Series Committee
cordially invites you to a lecture
Towards a Science and Technology of Consciousness
by
Matthijs Cornelissen, MD
Indian Psychology Institute, Pondicherry, India
20 March 2013 (Wednesday)
cordially invites you to a lecture
Towards a Science and Technology of Consciousness
by
Matthijs Cornelissen, MD
Indian Psychology Institute, Pondicherry, India
20 March 2013 (Wednesday)
Time : 5-45 pm to 7-30 pm
Seminar Hall, IIT Delhi
About the talk
Over the last few years, ‘Mindfulness’ has become an increasingly popular
technique in counseling and therapy, and it is now a core element in
self-help and the promotion of psychological well-being. There is plenty
of scientific evidence that it works, but how does it work? Is there a way
to study the underlying processes? How are we to explain our inner
subjective experience, the meaning of our lives, the origin of values,
inner knowledge, the effectiveness of mindfulness? To explore these
questions we need rigorous subjectivity, and a deep and solid
understanding of consciousness, but how should we develop these? Is it
possible to develop not only a true science of consciousness, but also a
technology of consciousness, just as we now have both a science and a
technology of matter? That we need such a science is hardly open to doubt,
because all major problems humanity is facing at present, both
individually and collectively, are ultimately psychological, but how are
we going to do it? In this interactive lecture, we’ll focus on these
questions and on the rigorous subjectivity they would require in a spirit
of collaborative enquiry.
About the speaker
Matthijs Cornelissen MD, studied medicine in Amsterdam and settled in
India in 1976. He has a deep interest in the life-affirming, integral yoga
of Sri Aurobindo, and has worked in the fields of medicine, architecture
and education. Presently he is teaching Indian Psychology at the Sri
Aurobindo International Centre of Education at Pondicherry, where he is
engaged in various efforts to bring yoga and the science of psychology
closer together.
Tea will be served in the Seminar Hall Foyer at 5-30 pm
all are cordially invited
Seminar Hall, IIT Delhi
About the talk
Over the last few years, ‘Mindfulness’ has become an increasingly popular
technique in counseling and therapy, and it is now a core element in
self-help and the promotion of psychological well-being. There is plenty
of scientific evidence that it works, but how does it work? Is there a way
to study the underlying processes? How are we to explain our inner
subjective experience, the meaning of our lives, the origin of values,
inner knowledge, the effectiveness of mindfulness? To explore these
questions we need rigorous subjectivity, and a deep and solid
understanding of consciousness, but how should we develop these? Is it
possible to develop not only a true science of consciousness, but also a
technology of consciousness, just as we now have both a science and a
technology of matter? That we need such a science is hardly open to doubt,
because all major problems humanity is facing at present, both
individually and collectively, are ultimately psychological, but how are
we going to do it? In this interactive lecture, we’ll focus on these
questions and on the rigorous subjectivity they would require in a spirit
of collaborative enquiry.
About the speaker
Matthijs Cornelissen MD, studied medicine in Amsterdam and settled in
India in 1976. He has a deep interest in the life-affirming, integral yoga
of Sri Aurobindo, and has worked in the fields of medicine, architecture
and education. Presently he is teaching Indian Psychology at the Sri
Aurobindo International Centre of Education at Pondicherry, where he is
engaged in various efforts to bring yoga and the science of psychology
closer together.
Tea will be served in the Seminar Hall Foyer at 5-30 pm
all are cordially invited
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