REGISTRATION IS CLOSED DUE TO SEATING CAPACITY BEING FULL
For non-Columbia affiliates, registration is required to access the Morningside campus. After registering you will receive an email with a QR code that must be presented along with a government-issued ID (your name must match exactly the name registered for the event) at either the 116th Street & Broadway or 116th Street & Amsterdam gates for entry. Please register using an unique email address (one email address per registrant) by Apr. 28 at 4:00 pm for campus access.
Names will be submitted for QR codes 1-2 days prior to the event. Registrants will receive an email from CU Guest Access with the QR code before or on the day of the event.
ADA access: If you require wheelchair access to this event, please notify us by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 22nd.
Speaker: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, renowned Tibetan Buddhist; meditation teacher
Moderator: Dominique Townsend, Jey Tsong Khapa Associate Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Department of Religion, Columbia University
Our minds are constantly at work creating a reality that takes us on a roller coaster of thoughts and emotions. This becomes magnified during difficult times. Bringing together ancient Buddhist wisdom and scientific research, meditation provides a path leading to greater resilience and well-being by recognizing the awareness, compassion and wisdom we already have inside ourselves. It is a path to opening our hearts and minds, having the potential to ripple out towards a more joyful and peaceable world.
Speaker's Bio: Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is one of the world’s most renowned Tibetan Buddhist meditation teachers. He is also the bestselling author of numerous books including Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness. His TED talk, “How to tap into your awareness — and why meditation is easier than you think,” has been viewed more than one million times. Forbes and the New York Times have called him "the happiest man in the world."
As an advanced meditator, Rinpoche worked with neuroscientists Drs. Francisco Varela and Richard Davidson to examine the effects of meditation on the brain. The results of that research were reported in both National Geographic and TIME.
This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and co-sponsored by the Columbia Department of Religion, Khorlo Student Group of Tibetan Studies, and Modern Tibetan Studies Program.
Registration: CLOSED
