Sustaining Happiness: The Science of Buddhist Meditation
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 13:30 - 17:30
Part of a four day programme on Buddhism, Science and Meditation

      As part of the BA Festival of Science the Schools of Psychology at the University of Liverpool and Liverpool John Moores University cooperate with the Diamond Way Buddhist Centre in Liverpool in organising a scientific event on happiness and the relation to buddhist meditation practice. More and more scientific investigations suggest that buddhist meditators are happier, have improved cognitive abilities and that their meditation practice leads to measurable changes in brain activity. The event explores these claims from a scientific as well as buddhist perspective. Four experts with background in psychology and psychotherapy, neuroscience and philosophy will present their views on this topic and discuss the evidence in a style that particularly focuses on the general public. Most of the speakers are not only experts in their fields but can draw from extensive personal experience with buddhist meditation practice and are travelling internationally as buddhist lay teachers.

This event is part of the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool, 6-11 September 2008.
Details of all events are available online at www.the-ba.net/festivalofscience.
Tickets cost £5 and can be booked online at:
www.the-ba.net/the-ba/FestivalofScience/Booking/ or by calling 020 7019 4947.

For questions concerning the programme and its content contact the main organiser Dr Peter Malinowski.