Robert A.F. Thurman
Robert Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University as well as co-founder and President of Tibet House US and it's Menla Retreat & Spa in service of HH Dalai Lama & the people of Tibet. A close friend of the Dalai Lama’s for over 50 years, he is a leading world-wide lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism, passionate activist for the plight of the Tibetan people, skilled translator of Buddhist texts, and inspiring writer of popular Buddhist books. His most recent book is the 300 page graphic novel, Man of Peace: the Illustrated Life Story of the Dalai Lama of Tibet. In partnership with Nena Thurman and dedicated contributors, he now focuses on making Tibet House US and its Menla Retreat & Spa a global center for the promotion, study and practice of Tibetan Buddhist healing arts and sciences of body, mind, and spirit, dedicated as a complement to the vast life work of its patron, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.Suggested Books & Audio by Robert AF Thurman:
Man of Peace: Illustrated Life Story of Tibet’s Dalai Lama (Book), Infinite Life: Awakening to Bliss Within (Book), Anger: The Seven Deadly Sins (Book), Inner Revolution (Book), Circling the Sacred Mountain : A Spiritual Adventure Through the Himalayas (Book), Essential Tibetan Buddhism (Book), The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Book of Natural Liberation Through Understanding in the Between (Book) The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism (Book), The Central Philosophy of Tibet (Book), The Holy Teaching of Vimalakirti: A Mahayana Scripture (Book), Life & Teachings of Tsong Khapa (Book), Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World (Book) & Liberation Upon Hearing in the Between: Living with the Tibetan Book of the Dead (Audio).
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Upcoming Programs by Robert A.F. Thurman
Equanimity for Challenging Times: New Year’s Dharma & Yoga Retreat
27 Dec - 01 Jan 2019
Through guided meditations, talks about the Buddha’s teachings, and Q&A periods, this workshop will explore the practice of upekkha, usually translated from the Pali as equanimity. Equanimity can be described as balance: a spacious stillness that allows us to accept things as they are. The power of this balance is that it allows us to avoid both apathy and indifference on the one hand, and acute reactivity on the other. This can be most helpful when we are facing challenging times...
Sound Bath Healing for the New Year: Graced with Gongs & Cradled with Crystal
31 Dec - 31 Dec 2018
Reflect on and move through the passing year while considering what you need to leave behind. Sounding for more peace and love as the sun’s light begins to return will renew our own inner light through the sacred gongs and crystal bowls. We will release stagnant energy, awakening dormant prana and shining brightly into the fullness of...
The Art & Science of Yoga
15 Feb - 18 Feb 2019
“Yoga is both an Art and Science” -BKS Iyengar “Both Buddhism and science prefer to account for the evolution and emergence of the cosmos and life in terms of the complex interrelations of the natural laws of cause and effect. From the methodological perspective, both traditions emphasize the role of empiricism. For example, in the […]
Spring Kālachakra Study & Practice Intensive
04 Apr - 15 Apr 2019
Robert Thurman brilliantly elucidates and vividly brings to life the many dimensions of the Kālachakra Tantra in this special series of study and practice Intensives. The 2018 Kālachakra Summer Intensive is a full 6 days (5 nights) and focuses on a special Kālachakra Mind Mandala sadhana practice which Dr. Thurman himself uses...
Kalachakra Tantra Extra Practice Module
15 Apr - 19 Apr 2019
For those students and practitioners attending the Kalachakra Tantra Study & Practice Intensive, this discounted extra week-long practice module is available, providing ample time for significant mantra accumulation and sadhana practice...
Embracing the Sacred Feminine
13 Jun - 16 Jun 2019
Embracing the Sacred Feminine with Isa Gucciardi & Robert Thurman Join Isa Gucciardi, author of Return to the Great Mother and Robert Thurman to explore the vast dimensions of the Sacred Feminine. In this experiential workshop, men and women will examine and connect with the transformative and healing power of the Sacred Feminine. We will explore the ways ...
Summer Kālachakra Study & Practice Intensive
24 Jun - 30 Jun 2019
Robert Thurman brilliantly elucidates and vividly brings to life the many dimensions of the Kālachakra Tantra in this special series of study and practice Intensives. The 2018 Kālachakra Summer Intensive is a full 6 days (5 nights) and focuses on a special Kālachakra Mind Mandala sadhana practice which Dr. Thurman himself uses...
Buddha and the Yogis: Crossing Paths, Bodhisattvas and Warriors
30 Jun - 08 Jul 2019
Insight that invites transformation arises where seemingly contradictory or opposing things meet; where night meets day, inhale meets exhale, or peace meets war. This is yoga, and this is the Mahayana. If each differing side stands unwavering in its own form, intelligence can grind to a halt. Instead of resistance to the other, a healthy […]
Getting Over Yourself: The Best of Buddhism and Psychotherapy
16 Aug - 18 Aug 2019
Schedule Friday, August 16th 3 - 8pm Check- in 6 - 7pm Dinner 7:15pm Welcome Program (Nalanda Conference Center) Saturday, August 17th 7 - 8am Tibetan Nejang Longevity Yoga (Nalanda Conference Center) 8 - 9am Breakfast 9:30 - 12pm Program (Nalanda Conference Center) 12 - 1pm Lunch 1 - 4pm Free time for Spa Treatments, Hiking 2:30 - 4pm Qi Gong with […]
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