Waking Up Closer To Tibet

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  • Waking Up Closer to Tibet takes listeners on a riveting journey of unravelling Tibet, its rich history, culture, art, tradition, religion, and people. On this show, public speaker and translator Tenzin Chodon (@tenzin.chodon.24) interviews experts who know Tibet in their own unique ways every week. This is an HT Smartcast Original.
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  • Reka Gawa on understanding Tibetan cuisine (Part 2)

    Reka Gawa on understanding Tibetan cuisine (Part 2)
    May 17 2023
    The second part of the conversation with Reka Gawa focuses on exploring Tibetan cuisine beyond momos. Reka Gawa is an established Tibetan food entrepreneur and the founder of Himalaya Cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland. Through her cafe, she promotes Tibetan culture and Buddhist principles of compassion and kindness. She also initiated the "pay it forward scheme" to feed the homeless. The episode features a discussion between Tenzin Chodon and Reka Gawa about Tibetan food and Reka's journey as an entrepreneur. You are invited to tune in and join the conversation
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    22 mins
  • Reka Gawa on understanding Tibetan cuisine

    Reka Gawa on understanding Tibetan cuisine
    May 10 2023
    Do you love exploring different cuisines? Do you want to explore Tibetan cuisine? If yes, then this episode is for you. Tibetan food doesn’t start and end with momos. There is so much variety! In this episode, Tenzin is in conversation with Reka Gawa, an established Tibetan food entrepreneur who is the founder of Himalaya Cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland. With the cafe, she is not only spreading Tibetan culture but also the Buddhist principles of compassion and Kindness. She also started the “pay it forward scheme” to feed the homeless. In this episode, Tenzin Chodon and Reka Gawa discuss Tibetan food as well as Reka’s journey of becoming an entrepreneur. Tune in now to listen!
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    14 mins
  • Geshe Dorji Damdul on how to master the mind (Part 2)

    Geshe Dorji Damdul on how to master the mind (Part 2)
    May 3 2023
    Mental health issues are one of the leading challenges in the world today. We live in an age where hustle culture is touted and mental well-being is severely ignored. It is imperative for us to take care of our body and mind. To gain more insights on how we can master our mind for happiness, Tenzin is in conversation with Venerable Geshe Dorji Damdul. He is the director of Tibet House, New Delhi which is the cultural centre of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. He has been the official translator/interpreter for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama since 2005. As assigned by the Office of H.H. the Dalai Lama, he visited the US in 2008 to work with Prof. Paul Ekman, a world-renowned Psychologist, one of the pioneers of the science of micro-facial expressions, on H.H. the Dalai Lama’s book “Emotional Awareness” which is co-authored by Dr Paul Ekman of the University of California Medical School. He was one of the chief editors of the textbook on Buddhist Science and Philosophy. This textbook is to be used for Centres and Institutes all over the world to study more thoroughly on Buddhist philosophy, metaphysics, epistemology, and science. He was also assigned to work on H.H. the Dalai Lama’s book “Ethics for the New Millennium – part II, which later came up with the title Beyond Religion,” and the series of “Art of Happiness” book which was jointly written by H.H. the Dalai Lama and Prof. Howard Cutler. He is actively involved in critical editing works with other books of H.H. the Dalai Lama like “The Graded Path.” Tune in now to listen!
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    12 mins

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