In Conversation with Robert Thurman and guests

Tuesday, May 5, 2009
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
The Paley Center for Media
25 West 52 Street (between 5th & 6th Ave)
New York, NY

Religion, Media, and Culture
In Conversation with...

Robert A. F. Thurman, Professor, Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Columbia University, and President, Tibet House US

Laurie Goodstein, National Religion Correspondent for the New York Times

Steve Waldman, Co-Founder, President and Editor-in-Chief of Beliefnet

Ibrahim Abdil-Mu’id Ramey, Director of Human Rights Division, Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation

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We're pleased to announce our very exciting upcoming program with Robert Thurman who is considered the foremost Western scholar on Tibetan Buddhism. This event will take place on May 5th at 630pm at the Paley Center for Media. See below for more information.

Robert Thurman was the first American to have been ordained a Tibetan Buddhist monk and a personal friend of the Dalai Lama for over 40 years, Professor Thurman is a passionate advocate and spokesperson for the truth regarding the current Tibet-China situation and the human rights violations suffered by the Tibetan people under Chinese rule. His commitment to finding a peaceful, win-win solution for Tibet and China inspired him to write his latest book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet and the World, published in June of 2008. Popularizing the Buddha's teachings is just one of Thurman's creative talents.

He is a riveting speaker and an author of many books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics and culture, including Circling the Sacred Mountain, Essential Tibetan Buddhism, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet, Infinite Life: Seven Virtues for Living Well, Inner Revolution, The Jewel Tree of Tibet and, most recently, Why the Dalai Lama Matters.

Religion, Media, and Culture

In Conversation with Robert Thurman

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
The Paley Center for Media
25 West 52 Street (between 5th & 6th Ave)
New York, NY

In 1959, coverage of the Dalai Lama's exile from Tibet catapulted his epic struggle with China onto the world stage. Fifty years later, despite highly sophisticated attacks on his reputation and threats of diplomatic sanctions against welcoming states, his celebrity is larger than ever. As the Dalai Lama visits New York in May to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of his exile, join us for a discussion to explore different perspectives on the success of his use of media in advancing awareness of the plight of the Tibetan people.

This program is presented in conjunction with The Temple of Understanding, a New York–based organization dedicated to promoting cross cultural and inter-religious tolerance and understanding.

Advanced tickets are $15.
Purchases at the door are $20.

https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/7164135
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