By Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D.
Later this week, I am going to a press meeting with the Dalai Lama who is visiting NYC. Most likely, I’ll ask him to elaborate on the distinction between urban and rural challenges to mindfulness and compassion, which he discussed at a conference last year. However, I thought that I [...]

By Jonathan Kaplan, Ph.D.
On Friday and Saturday, I attended a conference on meditation and psychotherapy co-sponsored by Harvard Medical School. The theme of the conference was “Wisdom and Compassion”, featuring the Dalai Lama as the main speaker. He answered questions posed by prominent scientists and clinicians, including Drs. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Richard Davidson, Steven [...]