Acclaimed Buddhist scholar, author, and principal translator for H.H. the Dalai Lama, Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., sits down for an in-depth interview with Laura Chandler (Foundation of the Sacred Stream and Sacred Stream Radio Podcast). In this engaging conversation, they cover a wide range of topics, including the relationship between science and consciousness, the conflict between faith and reason in the west, and the challenges of preserving Tibetan culture in a changing world. Jinpa offers his thoughts on the ways he sees Tibetan Buddhism evolving, how it addresses issues like gender equality, and the many places it is having a positive impact on individuals and contemporary society as a whole.
As the first westerner to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, Robert Thurman has worked tirelessly to support His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso’s efforts to re-establish and preserve Tibetan Buddhism in exile. As part of that effort, he co-founded Tibet House U.S. in 1987 at th...
A spiritual masterpiece of unparalleled profundity, The Tibetan Book of the Dead is as applicable today as it was a thousand years ago. While it was written as a guidebook for death, it is equally The Tibetan Book of Life. Studying The Book ironically brings you more fully into life, and gives bi...
