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Posted on January 24, 2021 | Views: 9,339 Awaken Mgr2021-01-24T07:59:59-08:00 Donna Quesada: We are talking about Buddhism and the state of the world and making these valuable ancient teachings relevant… and I know you must get this a lot, when people say “How does a monk meditating, help the world?” There is always this tension between fixing yourself, which Buddha emphasized, and the relationship that we should have with the world. And I think that is a hard one for the western mind to grasp because we are so outward focused…you don’t think so? Robert Thurman PhD:: I don...

Posted on January 23, 2021 | Views: 10,593 Awaken Mgr2021-01-24T08:00:29-08:00 Donna Quesada: So, in terms of your work with the Tibet House, which coincides with your work at Columbia University as part of the Indo-Tibetan Studies Program… Robert Thurman Ph.D.: We have a center for Buddhist Studies at the Religion Dept. which is affiliated with Tibet House and with the American Buddhist studies there. Three organizations, but you don’t have to fuss with all of that. DONNA: Okay. As I was saying—and I’ll just say it again, now that we are at the proper volume—it is a delig...