SEE Learning: A Worldwide Initiative for Educating the Heart and Mind

The Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics at Emory University (Emory Compassion Center) is pleased to host a conference on December 9-10, 2022.

This invitation-only conference, “SEE Learning®: A Worldwide Initiative for Educating the Heart and Mind,” is being held in Dharamsala, India at the invitation of the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Timed to celebrate two important milestones, the creation of the Dalai Lama Library and Archive and the anniversary of His Holiness the Dalai Lama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, the conference will highlight the progress and impact of the Compassion Center’s programming, including The Compassion Shift Initiative. This event will preview how the initiative will advance a global culture of compassion by disseminating and scaling two of the Emory Compassion Center’s research-based programs – SEE Learning® (Social, Emotional and Ethical Learning) an international K-12 education program, and CBCT® (Cognitively-Based Compassion Training) a meditation program for adults. The conference will also feature a session on the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative, a groundbreaking science education program for Tibetan Buddhist monastic institutions.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will offer the keynote message with additional remarks provided in the opening session by Emory University’s executive leadership including President Gregory L. Fenves and Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda. Lobsang Tenzin Negi, executive director of the Emory Compassion Center, will serve as chair. Over the course of the conference, panelists will explore how the Compassion Center is developing, implementing, scaling, and researching programs that seek to promote a compassionate, peaceful, and sustainable world.

Recordings of all eight sessions will be made available to the public after the conference, providing a global audience with the opportunity to learn about this important work. Sign up to register and receive access here: https://compassionshift.emory.edu/global-awareness-event/.