Learn From Geshe Thupten Jinpa on Facebook Live

His Holiness the Dalai Lama with translator Geshe Thupten Jinpa, www.alchetron.com.

This past week I was happy to discover two more ways to learn from Geshe Thupten Jinpa, one of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's translators.

Compassion Institute Facebook Live

Here's the May 12 email message I received from Compassion Institute, the nonprofit founded by Geshe Thupten Jinpa.

"At Compassion Institute, we continue to focus our work on bringing you access to as many supportive resources as possible, including:

Geshe Thupten Jinpa, Compassion Institute Facebook.

"'Connection Through Compassion' free live online compassion-practice sessions with Thupten Jinpa, every Friday at 3:00 pm PDT / 6 pm EDT.

"This is not an easy time. This is a time that calls for compassion.

With all our best wishes,

The Compassion Institute Team"

Visit the Compassion Institute Facebook page on Fridays at 3:00 PM PT.

On Friday, May 8 Geshe Thupten Jinpa said he thought he would continue doing this for the next few weeks. The Friday, May 22 livestream has been confirmed.

Stitcher Podcast App

I recently searched the Stitcher podcast app for "Thupten Jinpa" and discovered a number of interviews he's given on various Podcasts. This one is my favorite so far.

Mind & Life podcast

Thupten Jinpa - Cultivating Compassion

April 29, 2020

Listen on the Mind & Life website.

Geshe Thupten Jinpa

"Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D. was trained as a monk at the Shartse College of Ganden Monastic University, South India, where he received the Geshe Lharam degree. Jinpa also holds a B.A. in philosophy and a Ph.D. in religious studies, both from Cambridge University.

"Jinpa has been the principal English translator to H.H. the Dalai Lama since 1985, and has translated and collaborated on numerous books by the Dalai Lama including the New York Times Bestsellers Ethics for the New Millennium and The Art of Happiness, as well as Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World. His own publications include A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives and translations of major Tibetan works featured in The Library of Tibetan Classics series. Jinpa is the principal author of Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT©) developed while at Stanford University in 2009."

Continue reading Geshe Thupten Jinpa's biography on the Compassion Institute website.