Date:  7 Feb 2024 (Wed)
Time: 7.30–9PM
Venue: The Buddhist Library
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Talk Synopsis

To usher in this Lunar New Year, Venerable will lead us into a timeless exploration of wisdom, compassion, and the path to enlightenment. Drawing from the rich tapestry of Atisha’s “The Bodhisattva Garland of Jewels”, this talk will offer profound insights into the art of virtuous living, which is truly the highest blessing!

Important event details

  • For newcomers to the Library’s events: the session will comprise a talk and time for Q&A
  • Please attend once you register as seats are limited. 
  • We will also stream the talk live via Facebook – you don’t have to register if you are watching it by Facebook.

About Ven Tenzin Priyadarshi

Venerable Tenzin Priyardashi

The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi is an innovative thinker, philosopher, educator and a polymath monk dedicated to promoting ethical imagination and empathy-based learning. He is President & CEO of The Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Venerable Tenzin’s unusual background encompasses entering a Buddhist monastery at the age of ten and receiving graduate education at Harvard University with degrees ranging from Philosophy to Physics to International Relations. He is a Tribeca Disruptive Fellow and a 2018 Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

Venerable Tenzin serves on the boards of a number of academic, humanitarian, and religious organizations. He is the recipient of several recognitions and awards and received Harvard’s Distinguished Alumni Honors for his visionary contributions to humanity.