These poignant and relevant dialogues, held just a few months prior to the attacks of September 11, 2001, forcefully put to rest the misconception that the realms of science and spirituality are fundamentally at odds with one another. Questions such asWhy are rational and intelligent people often at the root of destructive behavior?andHow can the emotions that produce violence be controlled?are the basis of these dialogues between the Dalai Lama and a select group of Buddhists, Western psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers who gathered together to elucidate, understand, and combat destructive emotions. Estos dialogos relevantes y profundos que tuvieron lugar pocos meses antes de los atentados del 11 de septiembre, desacreditan la idea falsa de que la ciencia y la espiritualidad no pueden existir juntas. Preguntas comoPor que personas aparentemente racionales e inteligentes se portan destructivamente?yComo pueden controlar las emociones que conducen a impulsos violentos?son los temas de este dialogo entre el Dalai Lama y un selecto grupo de eruditos budistas, psicologos occidentales, neurocientificos y filosofos, reunidos para dilucidar, comprender y combatir las emociones destructivas.
Daniel Goleman is the founder of Emotional Intelligence Services in Boston, Massachusetts and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. For twelve years he covered the behavioral and brain sciences for the The New York Times, and has twice been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of Emotional Intelligence, The Meditative Mind, and Working with Emotional Intelligence.