About

Ven. Geshe Tenzin Damchoe was born in Dharamsala India and Tibetan Childrens Village (TCV) school until the 10th grade.  After that he attended TCV Bylakuppe where he received a Bachelors of Commerce from St. Philomena’s college of Mysore University.  He then joined the Institute of Buddhist Dialectic school and studied Buddhist Philosophy for 16 years.  He then received the Geshe degree, which is the Buddhist equivalent to a Phd, from Drepung Loseling Monastery of South India.  For the last six years, he has been teaching Buddhist Philosophy and practices to students at Earlham College and Tibet Fund. He also went to oxford university of England at Oriental institute as a visiting scholar. At present he is working at Sarah College for higher Tibetan studies as a lecturer on Buddhist Philosophy.   Marshall and I talk with him about:  How he became a monk Prevalence of monks in tibet What does being a geshe mean How to keep your cup of knowledge from getting full Respecting others by thinking about their good qualities Self centered attitude vs. self-cherising Unconditional vs. Conditional love  Interdependence of everything Two different types of meditation: Analytical and one pointed meditation Two different types of compassion: Emotional and Wisdom Positive influence western traditions have had on him How karma and murphy’s law share similarities 4 Noble Truths  Looking at the COVID pandemic through the lens of the 8 fold path The utility of the identities we hold How Finding nemo shows us a great example of the 4 noble truths