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MindScience Academy curates a series of articles with the intention to gloss and approach the ongoing exchange between scientific research and contemplative traditions. Through such endeavor, we shall try to expand the tools at the disposal of the critical reader and researcher, without the pretense of exhausting debate, on the contrary, multiplying and hybridizing its languages. This way, our column resembles the laboratory itself; critical, enzymatic, open to surprise and transformative experience.
focus on November 2024
The tukdam has only recently been at the center of interest among neuroscientists, but I would say that we are faced with irrefutable evidence that consciousness is a non-local phenomenon, which changes everything, even from an ethical point of view. (…) death is not a switch, but a long and complex process.
focus on November 2024
Therefore it is very important to educate people and ourselves as to what happens during the death process so that we know what’s coming and can understand that it’s just a mental projection. In that way we can die without fear and confusion.
focus on November 2024
When one kills with a true bodhicitta intention, with a heart filled with Dharma wisdom and compassion, the act becomes a case of “it is beneficial to kill.”
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Two different contributions, for both Buddhist practitioners and non-practitioners, addressing the theme of death. Reflecting on this topic helps anyone experience life more fully, especially by confronting their fears.
focus on september 2024
We are on the verge of potentially creating conscious robots. Therefore, we must proceed with wisdom, compassion, and a deep consideration of the ethical implications. The Buddhist perspective reminds us of the interconnectedness of all beings and the importance of considering the welfare of all sentient entities, whether biological or artificial.
focus on september 2024
Maybe we should orient our research in AI in a direction that promotes the creative freedom of human beings of all other beings of our environment of reality itself.
focus on september 2024
Precisely in order to preserve human society from a technocentric drift, subservient to professions that increasingly take human beings to the limit of their biological capabilities, artificial intelligence will enable the development of more human-centered professions and technologies.
focus on september 2024
As of today, there is no basis for claiming that current forms of artificial intelligence possess a greater degree of consciousness than that which can be attributed to a toaster. Getting to the bottom of the mystery of consciousness is an extremely urgent and crucial task for humanity, and failing to do so would expose us to serious risks.
focus on september 2024
Tutti gli esseri, inclusi umani e intelligenze artificiali, possono ampliare i propri confini cognitivi lavorando su un meta-obiettivo di cura per risolvere le difficoltà altrui. Il voto del Bodhisattva esemplifica questa espansione, sottolineando l’importanza della cura come concetto invariabile.
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The central question could be: how can we ensure that artificial intelligences and robots are developed with consideration for the well-being of all sentient beings?
focus on july 2024
Research indicates that some altered states of consciousness can have significant therapeutic applications. (...) The ability to control dreams can help people confront fears and traumas in a safe and controlled environment.
focus on july 2024
Non-ordinary states of consciousness are considered glimpses into the ultimate truth, where the limitations presented by our clouded and deluded mind are transcended, revealing the luminous, empty nature of reality, which is the ordinary mind. These moments are seen as windows into the fundamental qualities of clarity, peace, and non-duality inherent in the ordinary mind.