Buddhism and Science

Science, consciousness, climate change, and the spiritual path

Dates: Friday 25th October

Times: 7pm start

Cost:  $18 for members / $20 for non members

This talk will focus on two types of causation: the external causation of material science and the internal causation of consciousness. Together they describe how we function as individuals, and it is important we understand both if we seek a balanced view of the world and ourselves. Yet if we focus just on material science without understanding consciousness, its potential, or its ethical dimension, we are in danger of harming the very basis of our existence, the planet which sustains us all.

About the teacher

Jampa Ignyen (Dr Ian Coghlan) is one of our resident teachers. He trained as a monk in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for 20 years and completed his studies at Sera Je Monastic University in 1995. He holds a PhD in Asian Studies and is currently a research associate at the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies, at Monash University. He teaches Buddhist philosophy and has translated a number of Tibetan works such as Volume One in the Dalai Lama’s Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics Series, Ornament of Abhidharma, and Principles of Buddhist Tantra [with Voula Zarpani]