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Symposium “Mindfulness Meditation and Cultivation of Conscience ― Suggestions from Religious Studies, Brain Science, and Psychology”

Date：
Sep.27(Tue),2016    18:30 ー 20:30
Venue：
Doshisha Tokyo Branch Office Kyobashi East Building 3F, 2-7-19 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo-to

Speakers

Prof. Katsuhiro Kohara (School of Theology, Director of the Center for the Study of Conscience, Doshisha University)

Prof. Nobuyuki Nukina (Graduate School of Brain Science, Doshisha University)

Prof. Takashi Muto (Faculty of Psychology, Doshisha University)

Co-organizer

Doshisha University Center for Wing of Empirically Supported Treatments

Summary

Mindfulness meditation, adopted by IT corporations such as Google and Intel, has widely gained its recognition in the world of business. Management of the mind and mental health is indispensable now, not just for those in business but for modern people, who are constantly under stress of many different kinds. It need hardly be said that religion has traditionally dealt with such issues, but in recent years, there have been approaches from brain science and psychology, recognizing the positive effects of “mindfulness” as a form of cognitive behavioral therapy.

Looking into such circumstances, we will seek a path leading to “consciencefulness” from “mindfulness” in this symposium. We also plan to practice mindfulness meditation together with the participants.

Admission free; no reservations required.

Center for the Study of Conscience aims to examine “conscience” in contemporary society and to establish the “study of conscience” as an interdisciplinary academic field through the exploration of its possibilities for application and practice. We also aim to disseminate the research findings in Japan and abroad and to establish a new academic community in the field.