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Robert Thurman

Robert Thurman
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Robert Thurman

Robert Thurman is the author of the critically acclaimed, popular original books Inner Revolution and Infinite Life and a translator of sacred Tibetan texts, including The Essence of True Eloquence and The Tibetan Book of the Dead. He teaches at Columbia University and holds the first endowed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in America. Cofounder of Tibet House US and Menla Mountain Retreat Center, he lives in New York City and Woodstock, New York.

Why the Dalai Lama Matters will be released on May 03, 2011 in Trade Paperback
May 03, 2011
Why the Dalai Lama Matters is now available in Trade Paperback
May 03, 2011
The Path to Tranquility (Reissue) will be released on March 01, 2011 in Compact Disk
Mar 01, 2011
The Path to Tranquility (Reissue) is now available in Compact Disk
Mar 01, 2011
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Why the Dalai Lama Matters will be released on June 03, 2008 in Hardcover
Jun 03, 2008
Why the Dalai Lama Matters is now available in Hardcover
Jun 03, 2008
Why the Dalai Lama Matters will be released on June 03, 2008 in eBook
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Why the Dalai Lama Matters is now available in eBook
Jun 03, 2008
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The Jewel Tree of Tibet will be released on January 09, 2006 in Trade Paperback
Jan 09, 2006
The Jewel Tree of Tibet is now available in Trade Paperback
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Valley Advocate, January 24, 2012
...and professor of East Asian studies at Smith College, identifies aspects of the art of Tibetan Buddhism, while Robert Thurman, the Jey Tsong Kappa professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, addresses the Buddhism of Tibetan art. The two...
Toronto Star Online, November 5, 2011
...also become the message. It has a unifying effect. Famous visitors to the site — the Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman, rapper Kanye West and filmmaker Michael Moore — quickly adapted. “Quit looking for a leader,” Moore said, and paused while it...
Huffington Post, August 23, 2011
..."Please help me" are three of the most powerful words in the English language, according to therapist Cathy Conheim. People like to help others, they like to feel generous, especially if they share something in common (a spiritual connection, a shared...
Macon County Times, December 15, 2011
...sister-in-law, Florence Terry of Celina; special friend, James Long and several cousins. Serving as pallbearers were Rocky Thurman, Robert Thurman, Ronnie Thurman, Austin Terry, Terry Brown and Timmy Boles. Upton Funeral Home was in charge of the...
Chronogram Arts Culture Spirt, December 14, 2011
...Year's weekend.  The weekend’s programs will include Iyengar yoga, pranayama, meditation, and Buddhist teachings by Robert Thurman. You may register for all three days (Thursday through Sunday), for just the weekend (Friday through Sunday), or for...
San Francisco Chronicle, December 14, 2011
...Buddhism offers a sophisticated methodology for understanding the mind and enhances contemporary psychological thought. Renowned Buddhist scholar, Robert Thurman, PhD, has described Buddhism as "engaged realism" and "the first psychology." Buddhist...
Huffington Post, December 13, 2011
...book: Be the Change, How Meditation Can Transform You and the World, forewords by the Dalai Lama and Robert Thurman, with contributors Jack Kabat-Zinn, Byrone Katie, Jane Fonda, Marianne Williamson and many others. "If there is one book you read about...
Huffington Post, December 13, 2011
...book: Be the Change, How Meditation Can Transform You and the World, forewords by the Dalai Lama and Robert Thurman, with contributors Jack Kabat-Zinn, Byrone Katie, Jane Fonda, Marianne Williamson and many others. "If there is one book you read about...
Chronogram Arts Culture Spirt, December 13, 2011
...Year's weekend.  The weekend’s programs will include Iyengar yoga, pranayama, meditation, and Buddhist teachings by Robert Thurman. You may register for all three days (Thursday through Sunday), for just the weekend (Friday through Sunday), or for...
Cartersville Daily Tribune News, December 13, 2011
...leaves cherished memories with his wife of 52 years, Mary L. Webb; daughter, Thenda Verneice Akles (Trent); son, Robert Thurman Webb (Kerry); two precious granddaughters, Kaelyn Terneice Akles and Laila Sinah Webb; one brother, Terry Webb (Ruby); devoted...