David Germano - Ancient wisdom for modern (and future) flourishing

David Germano is an educator, scientist, and renown Tibetologist. But to let his life and work be merely a list would be an irreparable simplification, inappropriate as framing for this conversation, and a blindness to the genuine teachings of care and loving-kindness that can be found and felt from deep in his work. Origins Podcast WebsiteFlourishing Commons NewsletterShow Notes:Rainer Maria Rilke (05:20)Gül Dölen and 'critical period' Nardou et al., 2023 (14:30)Tibetan idea of breakthrough - Tregchö (16:00)Dzogchen (16:30)micro-phenomenology and Claire Petitmengin (19:30)the Four Noble Truths (24:00)Buddhist notion of emptiness (25:20)David's dissertation & Geshe Lhundub Soba (27:20)conception of flourishing (34:00)The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman (39:50)Danielle Allen (41:00)the wisdom of difference (42:00)Writing and Difference by Jacques Derrida (49:00)Martin Heidegger (52:00)collectives (53:00)Truth and Method by Hans-Georg Gadamer (55:50)Li-Young Lee (01:01:00)Paul Farmer and moral clarity (01:10:00)what does it mean to flourish? (01:11:00)Dacher Keltner (01:18:00)Émile Durkheim and Collective effervescence (01:19:30)"The Next Buddha May Be a Sangha" by Thich Nhat Hanh (01:20:00)Lightning Round (01:20:00) Book: Duino Elegies by Rainer Maria Rilke Passion: Tibetan music (John Flower)Heart sing: deep pursuit of understanding contemplationScrewed up: assuming everyone else was fully and truly committed to the missionFind David online: UVAthe Tibet Center (www.uvatibetcenter.org)the Tibetan and Himalayan Library (THL, www.thlib.org)Contemplative Sciences CenterLogo artwork by Cristina Gonzalez Music by swelo on all streaming platforms or @swelomusic on social media