One-day Webinar on Consciousness Studies and Research: Ancient and Modern – 30 July 2020
Vivekananda Centre for Consciousness Studies and Research (VCCSR), School of Indian Heritage, RKMVERI, in collaboration with Centre for Consciousness Studies, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru is organizing an “International One-day Webinar on Consciousness Studies and Research: Ancient and Modern”.
Date : 30 July 2020 (Thursday)
Registration for the Webinar is now closed
Last Date to Register Online : 28 July 2020, 12 Noon
Registration Fee: INR. 300 /-
Once you register & pay registration fee you would receive acknowledgement/receipt via email. Link to join webinar will be emailed to all registrants on 29 July 2020.
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Programme Schedule :
| Session I – 10.00 am to 2.00 pm | ||
| 10:00 am -10:30 am | Invocation and Inaugural address Swami Atmapriyananda, Vice Chancellor: Consciousness as discussed by Sri Ramakrishna in the Kathmrita (the Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna) |  |
| 10:30 am – 11:15 am | Lead Speaker on behalf of the ancient studies on Consciousness: Swami Sarvapriyananda, Minister-in-Charge, Vedanta Society of New York, USA: Consciousness Studies in ancient India: Mandukya Upanishad perspective |
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| 11.15 am – 12.00 noon | Lead Speaker on behalf of the modern studies on Consciousness: Dr. Bindu M. Kutty, Professor, Department of Neurophysiology, Associate Dean of Basic Sciences and Officer In-Charge, Centre for Consciousness Studies, NIMHANS, Bengaluru: Understanding consciousness from the meditative brain : a neuroscientific perspective |
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| 12.00 noon – 12.45 pm | Dr. P N Ravindra, Associate Professor, Department of Neurophysiology, Centre for Consciousness Studies, NIMHANS, Bengaluru: Understanding sleep consciousness from neuroscience perspective |
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| 1.00 pm – 1.50 pm | Swami Sarvasthananda, Minister-in-Charge, Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre, Bourne End, UK : Consciousness: Yoga perspective with special reference to Swami Vivekananda’s Raja-Yoga |  |
| 2:00 pm to 2.45 pm – Lunch Break | ||
| Session II: 2.45 pm to 4.45 pm | ||
| 2.45 pm – 3.30 pm |
Dr. Subrata Chattopadhyay, Professor of Physiology, West Bengal University of Health Sciences : Chetana, Dharma, Darshan – Vignaner aloke (in Bengali) (Consciousness, Religion, Philosophy in the light of modern science) |
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| 3:30 pm – 4.05 pm | Dr. Arkadeb Dutta, Assistant Professor, Department of Sports Science and Yoga, RKMVERI: Consciousness and Modern Brain Research |  |
| 4.05 pm –4.45 pm |
Valedictory Address by Swami Kaleshananda, Controller of Examinations, RKMVERI: Consciousness as taught in the Bhagavad Gita |
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