Book Guest Lectures
The Institute associates and conducts various Guest lectures and seminars on topics related to science and spirituality with various academic institutions around the world. These include in the past: Stanford University, USA; University of Colorado, Boulder, USA; University of Padova, Italy; National University of Singapore; Tehran University, Iran; University of Durban, South Africa; Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil; Medical College, Suva, Fizi; Udyana University, Bali, Indonesia; Emory University, Atlanta, USA; Institute of Oriental Studies, Peru; Indian Institutes of Technology, India (Kanpur, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Guwahati, Delhi, Chennai), and University of Malaga, Spain.
Please drop a mail at info@binstute.org if you want to conduct a lecture at your institute.
As of now, the institute has the following topics on which the guest lectures can be invited:
Guest Lecture Titles from Bhaktivedanta Institute
I.EDUCATION
| Subjective Learning | Education and Spirituality |
| 1. Subjective learning and engagement | 1. Spirituality in Education |
| 2. Principles and Methodologies for Effective Teaching | 2. Bio-ethics and Spirituality |
| 3. Principles and Methodologies for Effective Learning | 3. Value Education |
| 4. Holistic Life Skills | 4. Life Comes from Life |
| 5. Effective learning through taxonomical classification of taught content | 5. Which is more Scientific Religion or Spirituality? |
| 6. Role of Extra-curricular activities to enhance subjective learning | 6. Road Map for the Synthesis of Science, Philosophy and Spirituality |
| 7. How to set a Goal in Life? | 7. Overlap Domains of Science and Spirituality |
| 8. How to do high quality research? | 8. Science and Spirituality Dialogue – Need, Impact and Benefits |
| 9. Ultimate Goal of Life | 9. Ideal Student and Teacher |
| 10. Philosophy of Science | 10. Differentiating Subjective and Spiritual Education |
| 11. Converging Western and Eastern Philosophy | 11. Can Spirituality and Science go Hand in Hand? |
| 12. Improvising Inter-disciplinary studies and research | 12. Origin and Evolution of Life |
| 13. Road to Reality | 13. Cosmology and Cosmogony |
| 14. Goal of Inquiry | 14. Consciousness – Understanding from Science, Philosophy and Spirituality |
| 15. Goal of Education | 15. Integrating Capabilities with Values |
| 16. Road Map for Egalitarian Society | 16. Emotional Vs Spiritual Quotient |
| 17. Quantum Physics and Consciousness | 17. Science and Spirituality for Balanced Growth |
| 18. Science and Humanity | 18. Life and Spiritual Evolution |
| 19. Management and Ethics | 19. Foundations of Physics and Spirituality |
| 20. Man and Machine | 20. Holistic and Spiritual Journalism |
| 21. Artificial and Real Intelligence | 21. Data and Meta Science |
| 22. Cyber and Real Security | 22. Internet of Things (IOT) Vs Internet of Souls (IOS) |
| 23. Machine and Human Learning | 23. Spiritual Communication |
| 24. Block Chain and Human Chain | |
| 25. Deep Learning and Deeper Learning | |
| 26. Human-Computer Interface Vs Human-Human Interface | |
| 27. Case Study in Holistic Education |
II. SPIRITUALITY – PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
| Principles of Spirituality | Practicing Spirituality |
|---|---|
| 1. Defining and Understanding Spirituality | 1. Power of Prayers |
| 2. Benefits of Spirituality | 2. Distilling and Refining the Inner Self – Role of Philosophy and Spirituality |
| 3. Modern Scientific Perspectives of Spirituality | 3. Good Personal Habits (Discipline, Hygiene, Diet, Sleep habits, Cleanliness, Physical Excercise) |
| 4. Spirituality and its superiority with respect to Philosophy | 4. Spiritual Qualities (Compassion, Forgiveness, Empathy, Simplicity, Humility, Patience etc.,) – Improvise, Practice and Benefits |
| 5. Understanding Vedanta | 5. Methods enabling Devotion to God |
| 6. What is Dharma? | 6. Spiritual Communication |
| 7. Science of God | 7. Spirituality and Healing |
| 8. Inferential Proofs of God – Intelligent Design and Fine tuning theory | 8. The Science of Self-realization |
| 9. Meditation on God | 9. Bio-feedback and Meditation |
| 10. Positive Thinking and Learning | 10. Effect on Prayers on the Holistic Wellbeing and Development of a Person |
| 11. Philanthropy Vs Spirituality | 11. Overcoming and Eradicating Addictions |
| 12. Universal Brotherhood and Values | 12. De-addiction of Smartphone |
| 13. Are Spiritual Values superior to Human and Universal Values? | 13. Material Problems and Spiritual Solutions |
| 14. Spirituality in World Religions | 14. Climate Change and Spirituality |
| 15. Meaning and Purpose of Life | 15. Water Crisis and Spiritual Solutions |
| 16. Scientific Perspectives of Bhagavad Gita | 16. Conflict Resolution through Spirituality – A Case Study |
| 17. Spirituality advocated in Bhagavad Gita | |
| 18. Essence of Bhagavad Gita | |
| 19. Differentiating Karma, Jnana, Dhyana, Bhakti and Yogas | |
| 20. God is a Person | |
| 21. Searching for God/Truth |
III. SMART LIFESTYLE METHODOLOGIES (ART OF LIVING)
| Smart life Principles | Bettering Art of Living |
| 1. Principles of Holistic Life Management | 1. Simple Living and High Thinking |
| 2. Ethics, Values and Laws | 2. Improvising Family Harmony |
| 3. Science of Happiness | 3. Social Harmony |
| 4. Science, Values and Happiness | 4. Risk and Crisis Management |
| 5. Do’s and Don’t’s in Life to maximize satisfaction in life | 5. Fear Management |
| 6. Professional etiquette – Role of Holistic Approach | 6. Financial Management |
| 7. Tranquillity and Peace | 7. How to Lead a Balanced Life |
| 8. Sustainable Economics and Spironomics | 8. Awareness |
| 9. Sustainable Ecology | 9. Self-contentment |
| 10. Case study to improvise smart living of an average Indian Student and Professional |
IV. CAREER AND PROFESSION
| Smart life Principles | Adopting Smart Lifestyle |
| 1. How to Choose a Career | 1. Improvising self-confidence |
| 2. Career Success and Growth | 2. Controlling the self |
| 3. Self-Management (Anger, Mind and sense control, Time and stress management) | 3. Improvising Memory, Concentration and Focus |
| 4. Holistic Management (Task, Human Resource, Group time and Resource Management) | 4. Improvising Interpersonal Behaviour |
| 5. Improvising Document Reading and Writing Skills | 5. Leadership Skills |
| 6. Enhancing Analytical and Creative Attitude | 6. Improvising Presentation Preparation and Delivery Skills |
| 7. How to prepare a CV | 7. How to do a Dissertation? |
| 8. Pros and Cons of Automation and Mechanization | 8. How to write a Dissertation? |
| 9. How to prepare and attend for an Interview | |
| 10. Self-employment | |
| 11. Application of Spirituality and Philosophy at Work Desk – A Case study for Consultants and Software Professionals |
V. HOLISTIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT
| 1. Habits and their role in improvising health parameters of a person (Sleep, Hygiene, Food, Exercise etc.,) | 1. Mitigation strategies for Crisis, Addiction and Stress |
| 2. Right association and its role to enhance health parameters of a person | 2. Detachment and its role in Improvising the Health of a Person |
| 3. Mind-Body Medicinal Systems | 3. Critical and End of Life Care – The wonders of Spirituality |
| 4. Medication Vs Medication |