Thurman, Robert - Spirituality Peace Activism - 09.09.29

“Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as a Solution for China, Tibet and the World” How the Dalai Lama’s tireless work is the harbinger of peace for the world and essential for human survival.

Robert A.F. Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia Univ., President of the Tibet House U.S., a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization, and President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies, a non-profit affiliated with the Center for Buddhist Studies at Columbia and dedicated to the publication of translations of important artistic and scientific treatises from the Tibetan Tengyur. Thurman is known as a talented popularizer of the Buddha’s teachings. A riveting speaker, he is the author of many books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics and culture. "The Central Philosophy of Tibet", "Circling the Sacred Mountain", "Essential Tibetan Buddhism", "The Tibetan Book of the Dead", "Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet", "Why The Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet",