“In the practice of exchanging self & other, paradoxes abound.” – Bob Thurman
Events

Geshe Wangyal: with blessing of the Three Jewels | Tibet House Movie Night with Ella Manzheeva & Robert Thurman
February 4-5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST
Tibet House Movie Nights is pleased to present Geshe Wangyal. With Blessing of the Three Jewels: a dramatic story about the incredible earthly and spiritual journey of a Buddhist monk from Russia […]

Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training Info Session with Robert Thurman and David Nichtern
February 14
This 100-Hour Meditation Teacher Training is designed for those who seek to deepen their meditation practice and help you develop the confidence, knowledge, and vocabulary to guide others in experiencing and […]

The Buddhist Scientific Centrist View with Robert A.F. Thurman
March 11-10:00 am - 1:00 pm EST
The Buddhist Inner Science Centrist View of Nagarjuna, as interpreted by Buddhapalita and further clarified by Je Tsongkhapa, states that the ultimate truth, emptiness, is totally compatible with conventional reality: […]

The Art of Dying and Living: An Exploration of Life, Death & the Afterlife March 23-26, 2023 with Grandmother Maria Alice Campos, Deepak Chopra, Terri Daniel, Henry Fersko-Weiss, Matthew Fox, Joan Halifaz, Andrew Holecek, Richard Martini, BJ Miller, Frank Ostaseski, Paulo Roberto Silva e Souza, Therese Schroeder-Sheker, Robert Thurman, and Alberto Villoldo
March 23 - March 26
It is our pleasure to invite you to join us in Tibet House US’ 2023 online conference and practice retreat, The Art of Dying and Living. This conference is a […]

Refuge in the Nature of the Heart: a Mantra, Meditation, and Yoga Retreat in Nature with Nina Rao, Robert Thurman, Keli Lalita Reddy & Claudia Welch
March 30 - April 2
Join Nina Rao, Keli Lalita Reddy and Genevieve Walker for a healing and rejuvenating retreat where we will slow down, take time for ourselves and experience the benefits that mantra, […]

Embodying the Inconceivable Liberation: The Non-Dual Wisdom and Art of Growing Altruistic Community with Robert A.F. Thurman, Joseph (Joe) Loizzo , M.D., Ph.D. & Pilar Jennings, Ph.D
March 31 - April 2
This three-day retreat will explore the visionary wisdom and art of transforming our ordinary alienated world into a Buddhaverse—a society and world that liberates the strong force of collective altruism—based […]

Medicine Buddha Rejuvenation Retreat with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang & Robert A.F. Thurman
April 7 - April 12
Tantric Ngagpa Lama Doctor, Yuthok Yonten Gonpo the Younger (1126-1202 CE), transmitted the Buddha’s medical knowledge and teaching developed over 17 centuries by learned and enlightened mendicant and lay physicians […]

Love in Action: the Altruistic Spirit of Christ and Buddha with Andrew Harvey, Ph.D. & Robert A.F. Thurman
April 20 - April 23
Andrew Harvey and Robert Thurman are great old friends who have been sharing their insights and passions for over 30 years and who taught a very galvanizing course on the […]

Vajrayoga 300 Hour Spring Term: Closing Celebration Intensive Immersion with Robert A.F. Thurman & Michele Loew
May 30 - June 5
Join us for the closing term of our Vajrayoga school. Spring term we will study Vajrayana Tantra and the Vajra body in depth and expand our study of comparative Hatha […]

Vajra Yoga, the Gift of the Female Buddhas & Wisdom Dakinis with Michele Loew & Bob Thurman
June 9 - June 16
Join us in Italy for a practice exploration of the mother tantras. In celebrations of the yogas and wisdom practices from Lady Niguma, Yeshe Tsogyal, and Machig Labdron and the […]

The Zen of Therapy: the Best of Buddhism and Psychotherapy with Mark Epstein M.D. & Robert Thurman
August 18 - August 20
In the early part of his career, Dr. Epstein kept his beliefs as a Buddhist separate from his work as a psychiatrist. But as he became more forthcoming with his […]
Courses

Journey into the Bardos of Life & Beyond Online Course with Andrew Holecek
This seven-day program is the first in a series of four retreats designed to give you a complete preparation for death. Each retreat is a stand-alone program but also develops […]

VimalakÄ«rti’s Silence: Sci-Fi Feast and Buddhaverse Infrastructure Online Course
In this online class series, Robert A.F. Thurman will guide students through a close reading of “The Noble Teaching of VimalakÄ«rti”. Thurman will use the classic text to introduce basic […]

Mahamudra Online Course with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang & Robert Thurman
In this online teaching, Dr. Nida transmits the teachings of Mahamudra according to the Yuthog Nyingthig tradition. These teachings will include instructions on the Sutra and Tantra paths of Mahamudra, […]

Pure Lands Online Course with Andrew Holecek
The Pure Lands are an integral aspect of Indian Mahayana, Tibetan and East Asian Buddhisms rarely taught in the West. For most of us, they represent our greatest opportunity after […]

Passion without Attachment: Practicing with Embodied Emptiness Online Course
Join Dr. Rick Hanson and Bob Thurman for a fascinating dialogue and experiential practicum online. Explore personal practice in the contexts of Rick’s wonderful and practical book, “Neurodharma”, making accessible […]