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A special night of programming that examines the practice of compassion in our personal and wordly lives.  The evening begins with a discussion between a Buddhist teacher and a doctor who is working to stop the spread of polio in India, and concludes with a personal look at the life and teachings of the Dalai Lama.  Throughout the evening, commentary will be provided by Frank Ostaseski,  Buddhist teacher and Director of The Alaya Institute.  Tune in for this thoughtful evening and find out how to acquire an assortment of special gifts, including a special Dalai Lama package.    

PART 1

In Lunch with Bokara: Compassion in Action, Dr. Robert Thurman, Professor of Indo-Buddhist studies at Columbia University, inspiring teacher, lecturer and author of twelve books, discusses the fruition of spiritual practice - our work in the world, with Dr. Larry Brilliant, the epidemiologist who founded the SEVA Foundation, which has returned sight to over two million indigenous people in South America and Asia with free cataract operations. Dr. Brilliant headed the medical team which stamped out small pox in India in the 1970's.  Today he is back in India working on the spreading polio epidemic.  This program will discuss the practice of compassion in our personal and worldly lives. How is a spiritual practice, whatever it may be, taken into the larger society in a useful way?

"Compassion can only come from wisdom, it doesn't come from a sentimental idea, like I should be compassionate.  Compassion comes naturally when you know the nature of the world - knowing that you and the other person are one people, one being."
 - Robert Thurman Ph.D

"The happiest people that I know are the ones who are in service to others. There is nothing that can make you happier - nothing - no piece of art, no accomplishment, no trick, no candy bar, no ice cream cone - nothing can make you as happy and as fulfilled, as when you are doing for others. And all the neurosis that we have accumulated disappear in a heart beat, the moment you are genuinely engaged in helping other people."
 - Dr. Larry Brilliant

PART 2
In The Teacher takes the viewer on a colourful and reflective journey revealing the rich teachings of the Dalai Lama against the dramatic backdrop of the Himalayas. Dharamsala, North India, has been the home-in exile for His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama since 1960. Featuring archive footage of the 1959 uprising in Lhasa, Tibet and the destruction of Buddhist temples and monasteries in 1977 and also exclusive interviews with the Dalai Lama and other leading religious figures who promote East/West spiritual dialogue.

DIALOGUE WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
Frank Ostaseski - Buddhist Teacher and Director of The Alaya Institute