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In 1984 Chilean neuroscientist [[Francisco Varela]] heard about this.<ref name="GB">{{cite book|author1=Jeremy W. Hayward, Francisco J. Varela|title=Gentle Bridges: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind|date=1992|publisher=Shambala Publications|location=USA|isbn=978-1-57062-893-1|page=x|chapter=Preface}}</ref> Having participated in a conference on consciousness attended by the Dalai Lama in 1983,<ref>Begley 2007, pp.18-19</ref> and like Engle a Buddhist practitioner since 1974, he was interested in further exploration of the interface between science and Buddhism and contacted Engle, offering to assist.<ref name="BM">{{cite journal | author = Barinaga M | date = Oct 2003 | title = Buddhism and neuroscience. Studying the well-trained mind | journal = Science | volume = 302 | issue = 5642| pages = 44–6 | pmid = 14526055 | doi = 10.1126/science.302.5642.44 }}</ref>

In 1984 Chilean neuroscientist [[Francisco Varela]] heard about this.<ref name="GB">{{cite book|author1=Jeremy W. Hayward, Francisco J. Varela|title=Gentle Bridges: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on the Sciences of Mind|date=1992|publisher=Shambala Publications|location=USA|isbn=978-1-57062-893-1|page=x|chapter=Preface}}</ref> Having participated in a conference on consciousness attended by the Dalai Lama in 1983,<ref>Begley 2007, pp.18-19</ref> and like Engle a Buddhist practitioner since 1974, he was interested in further exploration of the interface between science and Buddhism and contacted Engle, offering to assist.<ref name="BM">{{cite journal | author = Barinaga M | date = Oct 2003 | title = Buddhism and neuroscience. Studying the well-trained mind | journal = Science | volume = 302 | issue = 5642| pages = 44–6 | pmid = 14526055 | doi = 10.1126/science.302.5642.44 }}</ref>

[[Wikipedia:R. Adam Engle|Engle]], [[Wikipedia:Francisco Varela|Varela]], and the [[Wikipedia:14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]] saw Buddhism and science as different methodologies with a similar aim: to investigate nature and reality, using knowledge gained to improve the quality of life and the planet.<ref name="BGK">{{cite web|author1=Vincent Horn|title=The Evolution of the Mind and Life Dialogues|url=http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/05/bg-122-the-evolution-of-the-mind-and-life-dialogues/|publisher=Buddhist Geeks|access-date=9 May 2015|ref=BD 122|quote=And Buddhism ... is based on also understanding the nature of reality and then using that to provide a knowledge base for improving lives|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504061533/http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/05/bg-122-the-evolution-of-the-mind-and-life-dialogues/|archive-date=4 May 2015}}</ref> They concurred that science uses technology and the scientific method as its means while Buddhism uses the human nervous system refined by meditation and rigorous mental and emotional training.<ref name="GB" /><ref name="MITTR">{{cite web|author1=Curt Newton|title=Meditation and the Brain|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/news/402450/meditation-and-the-brain/|website=technologyreview.com|publisher=MIT Technology Review|date=February 1, 2004|quote=The Dalai Lama notes that both traditions encourage challenging dogma based on observation and analysis, and a willingness to revise views based on empirical evidence.}}</ref> Until then, there had been no mechanism for scientists and Buddhist masters to meet and share their findings in dialogue. The concept pioneered a new interdisciplinary, cross-cultural engagement.<ref name="Plasticmind" /><ref>Watson 2008, [https://books.google.com/books?id=80JNDfdTA2MC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA169&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false p.169]</ref>

[[Wikipedia:R. Adam Engle|Engle]], [[Francisco Varela|Varela]], and the [[Wikipedia:14th Dalai Lama|Dalai Lama]] saw Buddhism and science as different methodologies with a similar aim: to investigate nature and reality, using knowledge gained to improve the quality of life and the planet.<ref name="BGK">{{cite web|author1=Vincent Horn|title=The Evolution of the Mind and Life Dialogues|url=http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/05/bg-122-the-evolution-of-the-mind-and-life-dialogues/|publisher=Buddhist Geeks|access-date=9 May 2015|ref=BD 122|quote=And Buddhism ... is based on also understanding the nature of reality and then using that to provide a knowledge base for improving lives|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504061533/http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/05/bg-122-the-evolution-of-the-mind-and-life-dialogues/|archive-date=4 May 2015}}</ref> They concurred that science uses technology and the scientific method as its means while Buddhism uses the human nervous system refined by meditation and rigorous mental and emotional training.<ref name="GB" /><ref name="MITTR">{{cite web|author1=Curt Newton|title=Meditation and the Brain|url=http://www.technologyreview.com/news/402450/meditation-and-the-brain/|website=technologyreview.com|publisher=MIT Technology Review|date=February 1, 2004|quote=The Dalai Lama notes that both traditions encourage challenging dogma based on observation and analysis, and a willingness to revise views based on empirical evidence.}}</ref> Until then, there had been no mechanism for scientists and Buddhist masters to meet and share their findings in dialogue. The concept pioneered a new interdisciplinary, cross-cultural engagement.<ref name="Plasticmind" /><ref>Watson 2008, [https://books.google.com/books?id=80JNDfdTA2MC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA169&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false p.169]</ref>

[[Wikipedia:R. Adam Engle|Engle]] organized the original Mind and Life Dialogue in October 1987 at the Dalai Lama’s residence in [[Wikipedia:Dharamshala|Dharamshala]], India as  a week-long event.<ref>Hayward, Varela 1992, Preface</ref> Six scientists including Varela, two interpreters and the Dalai Lama spent five hours daily, sharing views and discussing the sciences of the mind.<ref name="Plasticmind" />  At the end, Engle asked the Dalai Lama if he wanted to do it again. The answer was "yes," and the series of dialogues was born.<ref name="BG122">{{cite web|author1=Vincent Horn|title=The Evolution of the Mind and Life Dialogues|url=http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/05/bg-122-the-evolution-of-the-mind-and-life-dialogues/|publisher=Buddhist Geeks|access-date=9 May 2015|ref=BD 122|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504061533/http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/05/bg-122-the-evolution-of-the-mind-and-life-dialogues/|archive-date=4 May 2015}}</ref>

[[Wikipedia:R. Adam Engle|Engle]] organized the original Mind and Life Dialogue in October 1987 at the Dalai Lama’s residence in [[Wikipedia:Dharamshala|Dharamshala]], India as  a week-long event.<ref>Hayward, Varela 1992, Preface</ref> Six scientists including Varela, two interpreters and the Dalai Lama spent five hours daily, sharing views and discussing the sciences of the mind.<ref name="Plasticmind" />  At the end, Engle asked the Dalai Lama if he wanted to do it again. The answer was "yes," and the series of dialogues was born.<ref name="BG122">{{cite web|author1=Vincent Horn|title=The Evolution of the Mind and Life Dialogues|url=http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/05/bg-122-the-evolution-of-the-mind-and-life-dialogues/|publisher=Buddhist Geeks|access-date=9 May 2015|ref=BD 122|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504061533/http://www.buddhistgeeks.com/2009/05/bg-122-the-evolution-of-the-mind-and-life-dialogues/|archive-date=4 May 2015}}</ref>