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This 7-week course introduces the ProSocial method as an applied change process and welcomes participants into a growing global community of practice. Through weekly peer-group meetings, you will explore seven… Continue reading Becoming ProSocial: a Guided Learning Journey
Venerable Losang Gendun leads a four-week series exploring the Buddhist understanding of mind and mental factors, the building blocks of our experience. Each Monday session explores how attention, intention, mindfulness,… Continue reading The Meditator’s Map: Illuminating Mind and Mental Factors
Avalokiteshvara Sand Mandala CreationSunday, September 28 – Friday, October 3 As part of Emory-Tibet Week, the Drepung Loseling monks of The Mystical Arts of Tibet will create an Avalokiteshvara (Buddha… Continue reading Closing Ceremony – Emory-Tibet Week/Mandala Sand Painting Live Exhibition
Diane Fereig invites researchers and graduate students in Contemplative Science to take part in a preliminary questionnaire exploring the interplay between religion, spirituality and science. The aim is to better… Continue reading Survey Deadline – Exploring the interplay between religion, spirituality and science
Pavel Chvykov co-organises an online conference on Complexity Science and Contemplative Studies, taking place 8th-10th October, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm EDT. The program features keynote talks, short presentations,… Continue reading CSCSC 25: Complex Systems and Contemplative Studies Conference
12th - 16th October Mind & Life Institute invites you to a multi-day dialogue on the promises and risks of artificial intelligence. How can AI alleviate suffering, advance equity, and… Continue reading MLI – Minds, Artificial Intelligence & Ethics
Join this transformative online course, bringing to life the teachings in Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet (ZASP). The English Edition will run from… Continue reading “Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet” Course
MLE continues this initiative with monthly evening online gatherings offering the opportunity to collectively sit together in contemplation – sometimes in silence and sometimes in dialogue. These gatherings are free… Continue reading MLE – Making Room for Contemplation
24th October - 19th November Join the sisters and lay community for 1–2 weeks of practice during Plum Village’s 90-day Rains Retreat — an ancient tradition dating back to the… Continue reading Rains Retreat Practice Weeks – Plum Village
MLE announced the next cycle of the EVA, supporting scientific and scholarly examinations of contemplative techniques! Applications will be open from 27th October to 1st December 2025. Please check the… Continue reading European Varela Awards (EVAs)
Note: This is a curated selection of upcoming events (and application deadlines) related to open & contemplative science, research, scholarship, and practice. Times are given in CET/CEST unless stated otherwise.