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Understanding the Mind and Mental Suffering with Geshe Dorjee Damdul - Day 1 Session 1

Cognitive Transformation and Psychology for Healing Mental Health with Geshe Dorjee Damdu -- Morning Session I - The Nature of Mind and Mental Health Teaching Focus: -Buddhist understanding of mind (sem and lo-rig) -Difference between mental pain and mental suffering -How distorted cognition gives rise to anxiety, fear, and depression -Introduction to cognitive misperception (projection vs reality) -Parallels with modern cognitive psychology Meditation (20 mins): -Mindfulness of breath and mental states -Observing thoughts without judgment -Recognizing impermanence of emotions Objective: To help participants recognize that mental suffering is constructed, not fixed. -- Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul is the Director of Tibet House, Cultural Center of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi, since 2011. After 15 years of study in Buddhist philosophy he finished his Geshe Lharampa Degree (Ph.D.) in 2002 from Drepung Loseling Monastic University. He joined Gyudmed Tantric College for a year for Tantric studies. In 2003, the Office of H.H. the Dalai Lama sent him to Cambridge University, England for Proficiency English studies. He was a visiting fellow at Girton College, Cambridge University. Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul served as the interpreter and translator for His Holiness the Dalai Lama within India and abroad. He is one of the chief editors and co-author of scientific, philosophical, Buddhist and secular books with prominent professors in the UK and USA as well as with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. These books are being used at Centers and Institutes all over the world to study more thoroughly on Buddhist philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, and science. He has translated several important Buddhist philosophy texts and has contributed various papers for National and International conferences. Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul’s profound knowledge of science and interactions with world renowned physicists gave him the unique ability to teach Buddhist philosophy with a modern twist that many of his non-Tibetan students appreciate. Core Pillars: Buddhist Cognitive Science (Lojong, Abhidharma, Madhyamika insights) Contemporary Psychology & Mental Health Compassion as Method and Outcome Meditation as Applied Cognitive Training