Cutting-Edge Research Across Disciplines
After finishing my doctoral dissertations, I worked for several years as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bern (Switzerland) and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel). My research is marked by a broad range of interests. After initially focusing on modern intellectual history, particularly 19th and 20th century continental philosophy, I have later turned my attention to the study of contemplative systems in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism. My efforts led to the publication of numerous peer-reviewed articles and two monographs entitled The Life and Work of Ernesto De Martino(Brill, 2021) and Tibetan Sky-Gazing Meditation and the Pre-History of Great Perfection Buddhism (Bloomsbury, 2024).
Another characteristic trait of my scholarship is its profoundly transdisciplinary nature, and I am particularly passionate about scholarship that blends classical humanistic approaches (philology, history, anthropology, etc.) with the latest findings from the cognitive sciences (philosophy of mind, phenomenology, psychology, neurobiology, neuroscience, etc.). As a result, my research has been supported by a series of prestigious institutions from across the globe, such as the United States Department of Education (Foreign Language and Area Studies, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad), the Swiss National Science Foundation (doc.mobility), the Dr. Josephine de Karman Foundation, the Khyentse Foundation, the Lady Davis Foundation, the Mandel Scholion Research Center, and the Azrieli Foundation.
Current Book Projects
Contemplative Scholar & Meditation Innovator
As a global authority on Buddhist meditations, I specialize in practices that challenge Western perceptions of meditation. My work emphasizes meditation as an active engagement with life's challenges.
Tibetan Sky-Gazing Meditation and the Pre-History of Great Perfection Buddhism
The Skullward Leap Technique and the Quest for Vitality
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Explores the unique practice of Tibetan sky-gazing meditation.
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Sheds new light on the historical origins of the this techinque
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Highlights meditation as a dynamic tool for resilience and transformation.
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