**The Mystery of the Silent Mind with Prof. Anthony Lambert & Geshe Tharchin**

Join us for this interesting public talk on the role of our inner silence and inner voices – do we all have them? And are they the same for everyone? How do they influence our life?

**This is a hybrid event and can be attended in-person or via Zoom!**
*** Visit the website page for Zoom details**

Prof. Anthony Lambert has been investigating the varying experiences of auditory imagery – imagining different sounds such as speech, music and other sounds. This work has uncovered some interesting associations of auditory imagery with self-control, mindfulness, creativity and other characteristics. A primary focus for was to investigate psychological characteristics of people who do not experience auditory imagery at all. Some individuals do not have the experience of imagining sounds such as inner speech or music in the ‘mind’s ear’; their mental lives seem to be completely silent. The term ‘anauralia’ was coined for referring to this. It strikes Prof. Anothony that the inner silence of ‘anauralia’ may have much in common with the inner silence cultivated in many spiritual traditions, especially Buddhism.

Geshe Jampa Tharchin PhD, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk, scholar and resident teacher at Chandrakirti Meditation Center. Geshe Tharchin will speak to this subject from the lense of Buddhist philosophy and psychology.

Together Geshe Tharchin and Prof. Anothony Lambert will discuss the topic of ‘inner voices’, bringing together both scientific and Buddhist thought.
This is an open public event – everyone warmly welcome

**Koha or by donation. Drop in, registration is not required.**

For further information on Professor Anthony Lambert and his research, visit the website page^