Watch Geshe Dorji Damdul and Richard Davidson Discuss Well-Being of Youth in the Time of Pandemic

Richard Davidson and Geshe Dorji Damdul, Tibetan Buddhist Centre.

Geshe Dorji Damdul and Professor Richard Davidson will engage in an online dialogue on "Well-being of Youth in The Time of Pandemic." 

Well-being of Youth in The Time of Pandemic

They will be joined by youth from around the world ages 16-35. The event is being supported and coordinated by Tibetan Buddhist Centre in Singapore.

The Event

The event poster says, "Tibetan Buddhist Center Singapore extends special invitation to youth from South East Asian countries to a dialogue on 'Well-being of Youth in The Time of Pandemic,' a Dialogue between Richard Davidson, Founder and Director, Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin (TIME's 100 most influential people 2006) and Ven. Geshe Dorji Damdul, Former English Translator of H.H. the Dalai Lama, New Delhi. This dialogue will host 1,000 youth."

Richard Davidson and Geshe Dorji Damdul, Tibetan Buddhist Centre.

Here are some recommended reading materials:

The Emotional Life of Your Brain co-authored by Richard Davidson and Sharon Begley
Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body co-authored by Richard Davidson and Daniel Goleman
Book of Joy co-authored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Bishop Tutu
Beyond Religion authored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Freedom in Exile authored by His Holiness the Dalai Lama"

Schedule

August 13, 2020

8:00 PM SGT - 10:00 PM SGT

(5:00 AM PT - 7:00 AM PT)

Watch the Livestream

Watch "Well-being of Youth in The Time of Pandemic" on the Tibetan BuddhistCentre YouTube channel.

Watch "Well-being of Youth in the Time of Pandemic" on the Tibetan Buddhist Centre Facebook page.

Geshe Dorji Damdul, www.bodhiwisdom.org.

Geshe Dorji Damdul

"Ven Geshe Dorji Damdul is presently Director at Tibet House, New Delhi, Cultural Centre of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 1988, Geshe Dorji Damdul joined the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Dharamsala for formal studies in Buddhist logic, philosophy and epistemology. After 15 years of study in Buddhist philosophy he finished his Geshe Lharampa Degree (Ph.D.) in 2002 from Drepung Loseling Monastic University. He joined Gyudmed Tantric College for a year for Tantric studies.

"In 2003, the Office of H.H. the Dalai Lama sent him to Cambridge University, England for Proficiency English studies. He was a visiting fellow at Girton College, Cambridge University.

"He is appointed as the official translator to H.H. the Dalai Lama since 2005. He has been serving as the interpreter for H.H. the Dalai Lama for so many years and at the same time involved in doing written translations of many texts from Tibetan into English such as Arya Nagarjuna’s “Mulamadyamikakarika” (Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way), Acharya Shantideva’s “Bodhicaryavatara” (Wisdom Chapter).

Continue reading about Geshe Dorji Damdul on www.bodhiwisdom.org.

Richard Davidson, www.nccih.nih.gov.

Richard Davidson

"Dr. Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds. He is best known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain. A friend and confidante of the Dalai Lama, he is a highly sought after expert and speaker, leading conversations on well-being on international stages such as the World Economic Forum, where he serves on the Global Council on Mental Health. Time Magazine named Davidson one of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2006."

Continue reading about Richard Davidson on www.richardjdavidson.com.