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Explore Books Courses The Wisdom Podcast The Wisdom Journal Videos Articles Authors JOIN log in/join Log in Forgot password Join Masterclass: The Art of Translating Tibetan Wisdom is thrilled to announce our first-ever Masterclass, The Art of Translating Tibetan, taught by Thupten Jinpa and available for free to members of the Wisdom Experience. Make a free account or log in to get started. LEARN MORE Welcome to the Wisdom Experience Welcome to the new online home of Wisdom Publications. Click below to start exploring our rich collection of books, videos, podcasts, and more. START EXPLORING Books by the Dalai Lama Wisdom is proud to be one of His Holiness’s primary publishers. Start exploring his books today! LEARN MORE The Wisdom Podcast Discover a profound collection of interviews with the most brilliant minds in Buddhism. START LISTENING Featured MEDIA Books Courses Podcasts Videos Articles All Media Topics Academic & Translations Classics of Indian Buddhism Studies in Indian and Tibetan Buddhism Teachings of the Buddha (Pali Canon) The American Institute of Buddhist Studies The Library of Tibetan Classics Children’s Books Mindfulness Theravada Jhana tradition Meditation Pali Canon Vipassana Tibetan Buddhism Bön Dalai Lama Gelug Kagyu & Mahāmudrā Library of Tibetan Classics Nyingma & Dzogchen Sakya Zen Classical Zen Dōgen Studies Koans Zen, Chan, & Sŏn All Topics Watch 16 Robert Thurman: Lecture 1 – Buddha’s Cool Revolution Listen 4 Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche: Spiritual Heir to a Tibetan Master read Buy 13 What, Why, How See More 0 The Art of Translating Tibetan with Thupten Jinpa Read 9 Ask Bhante G. Listen 12 Larry Rosenberg: Early Pioneer of Buddhism in the West Buy 11 What Makes You So Busy? Buy 8 Reasons and Lives in Buddhist Traditions Buy 18 The Essence of the Vast and Profound Listen 10 Koshin Paley Ellison: How to Forgive Enroll 64 Meditation in the Theravada Abhidhamma Buy 15 The Zen of R2-D2 read Buy 16 Luminous Melodies read Buy 18 Start Here, Start Now read Buy 14 Sera Monastery Listen 12 Ajahn Brahm and Shaila Catherine: Dialogue on the Deep States of Samadhi read Buy 15 Mind Seeing Mind Watch 7 His Eminence Zurmang Gharwang Rinpoche on the Nature of the Mind Robert Thurman: Lecture 1 – Buddha’s Cool Revolution See More 16 Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche: Spiritual Heir to a Tibetan Master For this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken travels to New York to speak with Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche, grandson and spiritual heir of the great Tibetan master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. In this truly inspiring conversation, Rinpoche shares the most amazing stories about his close relationship with his grandfather, who was both his teacher and mentor for twenty years (from age five until Dilgo Khyentse’s passing when Shechen Rabjam was twenty-five years old). Rinpoche speaks about Dilgo Khyentse’s remarkable qualities: his uncanny insight and intuition, his radical generosity, and his nonsectarian approach as a teacher across multiple traditions. He also shares the particular history of the Shechen lineage as well as his own goals as both Dharma heir and teacher, and how he seeks to transmit the lineage in Tibet especially. Finally, Rinpoche and Daniel discuss the topic of devotion—what it means and how it’s inspired—as well as the topic of mindfulness in mainstream culture and Rinpoche’s views on its popularity as a practice. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche with young Shechen Rabjam Rinpoche Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Darjeeling, 1975 Photo Matthieu Ricard Listen 4 What, Why, How Everything you ever wanted to know but never had a chance to ask about meditation and Buddhist spiritual practice, from one of the greatest mindfulness teachers of our time. How can I fit meditation into my busy life? How should I understand karma and rebirth? Is enlightenment even possible for me? Sound familiar? If you’ve ever meditated or studied Buddhism, you may have found yourself asking these questions—and many more! Here’s the good news: there are answers, and you’ll find them all in this book. Imagine that you could sit down with one of Buddhism’s most accomplished and plainspoken teachers—and imagine that he patiently agreed to answer any question you had about meditation, living mindfully, and key Buddhist concepts—even the myriad brilliant questions you’ve never thought to ask! What, Why, How condenses into one volume a half-century of Bhante G.’s wise answers to common questions about the Buddha’s core teachings on meditation and spiritual practice. With his kind and clear guidance, you’ll gain simple yet powerful insights and practices to end unhealthy patterns and habits so that you can transform your experience of the world—from your own mind to your relationships, your job, and beyond. Read Now Buy 13 The Art of Translating Tibetan with Thupten Jinpa See More 0 Ask Bhante G. Read 9 Larry Rosenberg: Early Pioneer of Buddhism in the West In this episode of the Wisdom Podcast, host Daniel Aitken speaks with Larry Rosenberg, meditation teacher and founder of the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, established in 1985. Larry is among the earliest pioneers of Buddhism in America. At 87, he has observed a great deal of American Buddhism’s growth and transformation in his forty years of teaching. In this rich conversation, Larry talks about leaving academia after being a professor of social psychology at both Harvard and Brandeis University, and how his craving for more experiential knowledge of the mind led him to meditation. Larry also shares his early encounters with J. Krishnamurti, who was a major influence on his spiritual path, and how many years in the Korean Zen tradition led to his interest in Vipassana. Later, the profound advice of His Holiness the Dalai Lama would help Larry develop his teaching philosophy at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center. Larry shares how the Dalai Lama’s instruction to narrow his focus on the Four Noble Truths has proven successful after many decades of teaching. Larry and Daniel also discuss the topic of engaged Buddhism in the West, monastic versus lay life, and how Larry has developed as both a practitioner and teacher over the course of his lifetime. Listen 12 What Makes You So Busy? Khenpo Sodargye, a world-famous Tibetan Buddhist lama and scholar, offers guidance on an issue that troubles so many of us in the modern world: What is true happiness, and how do we achieve it? Bombarded with information, endlessly pursuing possessions—we look for happiness in all the wrong places. Khenpo Sodargye, one of the busiest Buddhist teachers in the world, shows us how to redirect our attention away from such distractions and instead calm our minds and find true contentment. Buy 11 Reasons and Lives in Buddhist Traditions Particularly known for his groundbreaking and influential work in Tibetan studies, Matthew Kapstein is a true polymath in Buddhist and Asian studies more generally; possessing unsurpassed knowledge of Tibetan culture and civilization, he is also deeply grounded in Sanskrit and Indology, and his highly accomplished work in these cultural and civilizational areas has exemplified a whole range of disciplinary perspectives. Reflecting something of the astonishing range of Matthew Kapstein’s work and interests, this collection of essays pays tribute to a luminary in the field by exemplifying some of the diverse work in Buddhist and Asian studies that has been impacted by his scholarship and teaching. Engaging matters as diverse as the legal foundations of Tibetan religious thought, the teaching careers of modern Chinese Buddhists, the history of Bhutan, and the hermeneutical insights of Vasubandhu, these essays by students and colleagues of Matthew Kapstein are offered as testament to a singular scholar and teacher whose wide-ranging work is unified by a rare intellectual selflessness. Buy 8 The Essence of the Vast and Profound The Essence of the Vast and Profound will soon find its place as one of...