Lessons for Living… and Dying

*A SPECIAL EDITION OF THE CRAM PODCASTVery few people have led the life that Thupten Jinpa Langri has experienced. At 11 years of age, he entered a Buddhist monastery after his parents fled Tibet and became refugees in southern India.  Soon after he met the Dalai Lama who noticed the brilliance and curiosity of this young student.  It was the start of a life-long relationship.  He’s been the Dalai Lama’s interpreter for almost forty years and translator of many of his books.  Jinpa eventually left monastic life and has become a world renowned scholar, researcher, speaker and writer on Tibetan Buddhism and the vital role of empathy and compassion in our lives.   I recently had a chance to interview this remarkable man at the 2023 Roots of Empathy Symposium in Toronto.  Here’s my conversation with him on what it means to live a meaningful life… and death. Info on Guest:Thupten Jinpa Langri is a Tibetan Buddhist scholar, researcher and interpreter for the Dalai Lama.  He is the Founder and President of The Compassion Institute,  an adjunct professor at the School of Religious Studies at McGill University, and visiting research scholar at the Stanford Institute for Neuro-Innovation and Translational Neurosciences.  He’s the author of several books incl. “A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to be Compassionate can Transform Our lives.”For more info on his work:    https://www.mcgill.ca/religiousstudies/people/emeritus-and-affiliated-faculty/thupten-jinpa-0Add’l Info:We’d really appreciate your support!  Please rate our podcast and subscribe and follow us on social @CRAMideas.  A special thank you to Roots of Empathy and Thupten Jinpa Langri for permission to use this broadcast.  To view the full broadcast of the 2023 ROE symposium, go to:   https://youtu.be/SfaEeVSMSVsWe’d really appreciate your support!  Please rate our podcast and subscribe and follow us on social @CRAMideas.  Support the CRAM Podcast!Research shapes our lives, yet so much of it doesn’t reach the public. CRAM bridges the gap, bringing groundbreaking Canadian research to everyone. To keep this important work going, we need your support.CRAM is a registered charity, and Canadian donors will receive a tax receipt. Help us share the research that matters and donate using the link below. Thank you!https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/124993