Albert Einstein: Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind. And the two met halfway.
Buddhist monk Dalai Lama challenged Richard Davidson, a neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to explore man’s capacity for good and happiness, and the latter obliged.
Davidson has been studying how Buddhism practices affect mental health and a center dedicated for such endeavor has been established at the said university – the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, cites the Associated Press. It was found out that meditation triggers feelings of compassion, kindness, and empathy. He will be joining Dalai Lama in his quest for the causes of positive qualities in people the Buddhist way and incorporating it with western science.
This scientific venture may have been a breakthrough in bridging the gap between faith and science; however, both Davidson and Dalai Lama met criticism from fellow researchers. Nevertheless, it appears that both of them esteemed each other and the research will push through.
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