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Universities are taking this line of inquiry seriously, and a number of researchers are also fi nding federal money for these studies. As the Dalai Lama blessed his audience of neuroscientists at the November event, he offered his hope that their efforts will pave the way to a healthier, happier world. M (Further Reading) ◆ Destructive Emotions: A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama. Daniel Goleman. Bantam, 2003. ◆ Genuine Happiness: Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment. B. Alan Wallace. John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
Where does a caretaker draw the line? “Some have the view that [ethics] must be based on religious beliefs. ” In this direct fashion, the Dalai Lama confronted the most critical issue of neurobiological research: How are scientists, and society, going to handle the explosion of information on the machinery of our thoughts? While scientists grapple with their own ethical dilemmas of applying TCIRME D S ILTO A N A F P / G e t t y I m a g e s In this quest, the Dalai Lama is confronting the same ethical issues as neuroscientists.
Prevention and restoration work together: On his weekly visit to a remote camp that housed several infantry units, a preventive team psychologist learned from a sergeant that three days earlier one soldier was killed and several were seriously injured after an enemy rocket hit the camp’s crowded dining facility. The psychologist immediately brought together the personnel who were involved and held a crisis debriefing — a one-time group session that allows everyone to discuss and process what happened.