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The Buddhism-cognitive science encounter needs to be fundamentally reoriented in order to become a genuine dialogue. At present, the encounter takes its direction from scientific research on meditation and gives primacy to the measurable biobehavioral effects of meditation. I will argue, however, that the Buddhism-cognitive science encounter needs to take its direction from philosophy and give primacy to the constitution of meaning in human experience. Buddhist philosophy especially must be central to this dialogue.

(This is a plenary talk in a conference on Buddhism, Mind, and Cognitive Science.)