Who Is Robert Thurman?
Robert Thurman teaches at Columbia University Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion. Robert is the father of actress Uma Thurman. He was one of the earliest Westerners to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama and they have become life-long friends. Thurman has translated many Tibetan texts. He is also President of Tibet House in New York City, which he founded with Richard Gere. He is one of the most famous and respected Buddhist scholars, writers and thinkers in the world.
The New York Times has referred to Thurman as "The Dalai Lama's man in America" and Time magazine has named him one of the "25 Most Influential Americans."
What is Tibet House?
Tibet House in New York City was created by him for the purpose of promoting and preserving Tibetan culture by serving as both a cultural center and an online global resource for those interested in Tibetan civilization. The Cultural Center's activities include exhibits, print publications and media productions. It serves as a central meeting place for the local Tibetan community to hold programs and events.
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Professor Thurman explores teachings on the "between" (bardo) realms, as a way to gain an understanding of Tantra and to help us in the process of dealing with our own death and that of others.
Recommended reading:
Tibetan Book of the Dead (Robert A.F. Thurman);
Liberation Upon Hearing In The Between (Sounds Robert A.F. Thurman CD);
The Book of Living and Dying (Sogyal Rinpoche);
Mind Beyond Death (Ponlop Rinpoche)
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Robert A.F. Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, President of Tibet House U.S., a popular lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism, the translator of many philosophical treatises and sutras, and author of numerous books including the national bestseller, Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness; Anger, the fifth book from a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, offered by The New York Public Library and Oxford University Press. His most recent book is titled Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World, published by Atria Books/Beyond Words.
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Why the Dalai Lama Matters
JUST RELEASED This is Thurman's most recent book.
"No one has worked harder to bring Tibet, Tibetan Buddhism, and the special power of the Dalai Lama to American audiences than Robert Thurman. Long may he write and, as in this latest work, bring learning and spirit, great vigor, and close knowledge together."- Pico Iyer
"I could not put this book down. I found it powerfully inspiriting to imagine a positive alternative to the sixty-yearlong tragedy wrought by China in Tibet. As Robert Thurman shows us, by reversing its colonialist cultural genocide in Tibet (and so inspiring a reversal of the murderous policies of the regimes in Myanmar and Sudan), China could truly emerge as a responsible world power and take its place within the moral community of nations."- Mia Farrow, actor, activist, and humanitarian
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Video From the Aspen Institute Seminar in July 2008
Tibet's Unique Buddhist Heritage (Part 1)
The Aspen Institute and the Conservancy for Tibetan Art and Culture present conversation between author and philosopher Robert Thurman and Buddhist teacher from Tibet Sogyal Rinpoche.
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