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Symposium information

Date:  Thursday, 15 July 2010
Time: 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Topic:  “Emotional Awareness: Cultivating Mental Balance and Leading a Good Life.”
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Synopsis of Topic:    
The speakers shall discuss the cultivation of mental balance and a good life, drawing from the theories and practices of modern psychology and traditional Buddhism.

They will discuss the nature of emotions, how to recognize them, and how to regulate them so that people can lead a healthy and resilient emotional life. Related topics to this central theme will be the cultivation of mindfulness, attention, and meta-cognition, relating modern psychology and Buddhist approaches.

Speakers:

Dr. B. Alan Wallace:
In 1968, Alan Wallace enrolled in the University of California at San Diego, but as his interests shifted more towards philosophy and religion, he travelled to Dharamsala, India where he studied Tibetan Buddhism, medicine and language for four years. 

He has been a practitioner and scholar of Buddhism since 1970, including 14 years as a Tibetan Buddhist monk. He studied with the Dalai Lama before leaving the monastery to return to the United States, completing his education, and marrying.

He received his undergraduate degree in physics and the philosophy of science from Amherst College in 1987 and doctorate in religious studies from Stanford University in 1995.

Wallace has authored many books including Hidden Dimensions: The Unification of Physics and Consciousness, Contemplative Science: Where Buddhism and Neuroscience Converge, Embracing Mind: The Common Ground of Science & Spirituality,
The Attention Revolution: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind, and Genuine Happiness:         Meditation as a Path to Fulfillment.

Dr. Paul Ekman:
Paul Ekman was an undergraduate at the University of Chicago and New York University. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at Adelphi University, after a one year internship at the Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California at San Francisco (UCSF).

After two years as a Clinical Psychology Officer in the U.S. Army, he returned to Langley Porter where he worked from 1960 to 2004. Currently, he is the Manager of the Paul Ekman Group, LLC, a company that produces training devices relevant to emotional skills, and is initiating new research relevant to national security and law enforcement. In 2008, he became the chief consultant for Lie to Me, a television crime drama in which Tim Roth plays a world-weary   psychologist who happens to be "the world's leading deception expert. Ekman has authored or edited fourteen books, including Unmasking the Face, Face of Man, Telling Lies, Why Kids Lie, Emotions Revealed, and Emotional Awareness: Overcoming The Obstacles To Psychological Balance And Compassion.

Venerable (Dr.) Jing Yin:
Ven. Jing Yin, PhD (London) is the Director of the Centre of Buddhist Studies and a Honorary Fellow of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong. Ven. Jing Yin specializes in Vinaya, Chinese Buddhism and applied Buddhism.

He has been a monk for over 25 years with much experience in providing spiritual guidance to the    dying and counseling to their relatives. Since he took up the current post six years ago, he has    published eight books on Buddhist teachings. He is the Chief-Editor of Spiritual Journey to        Tunhuangh by Commercial Press.

Sponsors:
the Buddhist Library, Poh Ming Tse, Khoon Chee Vihara,Ean Keng Si Buddhist Temple