Mindfulness and Training of the Mind by Ven. Geshe Lhakdor

17th October 2019 at The Buddhist Society
The Buddhist Society and Tibet House Trust are pleased to jointly present a talk by distinguished Tibetan Buddhist scholar Venerable Geshe Lhakdor to its members, and also open to the general public.
Ven Lhakdor will speak on the topic: Mindfulness and Training of the Mind, drawing upon his wealth of knowledge of Buddhist philosophy as well as his experience of almost two decades as English translator for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Mindfulness or the state of being fully conscious in the present is an indispensable discipline to master, which can be achieved through training of the mind. Ven Lhakdor will help guide you on the path to mindfulness.
About the speaker
Ven. Geshe Lhakdor has served His Holiness the Dalai Lama as his translator and religious assistant since 1989. A distinguished Buddhist scholar, Geshe Lhakdor was the English translator for His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, from 1989 to 2005. He has co-translated and co-produced several books by the Dalai Lama. As Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala, Geshe facilitates the Science for Monks program and shares his own expertise as a scholar of science and philosophy. Geshe is a trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility, established by His Holiness. He is also the Director of the Central Archive of His Holiness and a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Tibetan Classics in Montreal, Canada. He is now the Director of the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamshala India, and head of the Science Education Project.