Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D.: Cultivating Resilience in Difficult Times (Live Stream)
Sunday, February 2, 2025
10:00 am – 11:30 am Pacific (1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern)
Registration Fee: $35
Early Registration before January 2: $30
In these complex and volatile times, many of us are finding it difficult to steady ourselves and stay positive. Anxiety and depression are on the rise, globally, and there is a collective angst rippling through societies due to increased worldwide conflicts, economic fears, and environmental decline. In this talk, respected author, Buddhist scholar, and former Tibetan Buddhist monk, Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., shares his wisdom on facing adversity and cultivating a calm and positive mindset. Drawing from his extensive knowledge of Buddhist practices including Mind Training and Lojong as well as his experience as a young monk living in exile, he will offer his thoughts on these turbulent times and how to hold onto aspiration for the common good and cultivate a positive vision for the future.
A Q&A with Jinpa will follow the talk. This talk is a fundraiser. All proceeds for this talk go to support the monks of Gaden Shartse Dokhang Khangston.
About Thupten Jinpa
Thupten Jinpa, PhD was trained as a monk at the Shartse College of Ganden Monastic University, South India, where he received the Geshe Lharam degree. He also holds a Ph.D. in religious studies from Cambridge University. Jinpa has been the principal English translator to H.H. the Dalai Lama since 1985 and has translated numerous books by the Dalai Lama including the New York Times Bestsellers Ethics for the New Millennium and The Art of Happiness. His own publications include A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives Tsongkhapa: A Buddha in the Land of Snows, and numerous translations of major Tibetan works featured in The Library of Tibetan Classics series. Jinpa is the principal author of Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT©) developed while at Stanford University in 2009. A frequent speaker at various international conferences on mindfulness, compassion, and contemplative practice, Jinpa serves as an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University, Montreal and is the founder and president of the Institute of Tibetan Classics. He has been a core member of the Mind and Life Institute and its Chairman of the Board since January 2012.