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Tables of Contents for Destructive Emotions
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
xiii
Prologue: A Challenge for Humanity
xvii
A SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION
The Lama in the Lab
3
25
A Natural Scientist
28
17
DAY ONE: WHAT ARE DESTRUCTIVE EMOTIONS?
The Western Perspective
45
27
Presenters: Alan Wallace and Owen Flanagan
A Buddhist Psychology
72
15
Presenter: Matthieu Ricard
The Anatomy of Mental Afflictions
87
32
Presenters: Alan Wallace and Thupten Jinpa
DAY TWO: FEELINGS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
The Universality of Emotion
119
38
Presenter: Paul Ekman
Cultivating Emotional Balance
157
22
Presenter: The Venerable Kusalacitto
DAY THREE: WINDOWS INTO THE BRAIN
The Neuroscience of Emotion
179
26
Presenter: Richard Davidson
Our Potential for Change
205
32
DAY FOUR: MASTERING EMOTIONAL SKILLS
The Influence of Culture
237
19
Presenter: Jeanne Tsai
Schooling for the Good Heart
256
24
Presenter: Mark Greenberg
Encouraging Compassion
280
25
DAY FIVE: REASONS FOR OPTIMISM
The Scientific Study of Consciousness
305
29
Presenter: Francisco Varela
The Protean Brain
334
21
Presenter: Richard Davidson
Afterword: The Journey Continues
355
12
Notes
367
12
About the Participants
379
6
About the Mind and Life Institute
385
8
Acknowledgments
393
4
Index
397