Events with the Dalai Lama
teachings & CONFERENCES WITH H.H. DALAI LAMA
Since our founding in 1987, Tibet House has had the honor of hosting a number of teachings and conference with H.H. the Dalai Lama. He has shared his wisdom with tens of thousands of Tibetans and Tibet House supporters. Sometimes, as was the case at the Longevity & Optimum Health Conference pictured below, His Holiness appears in conjunctionn with an interdisciplinary conference. On other occasions, he delivers dharma teachings and inspirational talks.
On his visit in 2006, for example, he offered teachings on the text known as the Blade Wheel of Mind Transformation. Recordings of these sessions are available on DVD in the Tibet House store.
INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
We have collaborated on conferences and projects with many museums, universities, and institutions including the Museum of Natural History, Harvard University, Asia Society, Columbia University, and the New York Open Center, among others.
Standing left to right: Gehlek Rimpoche, Joseph Loizzo, William Bushell, Kevin Tracy, Frank Lipman, Mehmet Oz, H.H. Dalai Lama, Anders Ericsson, Rober t Thurman, Cynthia Hustad, Geshe Tsondu, Choyang Phuntsok, Diana Fosha Seated: Lobsang Rabgye, Elizabeth Blackburn, Neil Theise, Tenzin Dakpa, Tashi Rabten, Elissa Epel. This photo was taken at the Longevity & Optimal Health Conference at Menla Mountain Retreat, September 2006.
Through these collaborations Tibet House seeks to reveal the utility of theTibetan and Buddhist “Inner Sciences” of psychology, philosophy, ethics, and meditation within the context of established Western, scientific, and social disciplines. We feel that the value of Tibetan Buddhist culture is most clearly demonstrated in the practical application of its time honed practices and principles. Consequently our conferences and workshops are based on relevant current issues and draw from many different cultural and scientific traditions.