Towards a century of compassion and peace
Sravasti Abbey monastics attended His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings at the Environmental Summit in Portland, Oregon from May 9-11, 2013. Venerable Thubten Jampa shares on the teachings that they received.
- Main points of two talks given by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on “Universal Responsibility and the Inner Environment: The Nature of the Mind,” and “Inspiration for the Global Environment.”
- His Holiness’ thoughts on how the last century was one of blood, and how integrating compassion into our daily lives and education systems can transform the coming century.
Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa
Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa is from Hamburg, Germany. She took refuge in 2001. Bhikshuni Jampa studied politics and sociology for 5 years at the Humboldt-University in Berlin and received her master in Social Science in 2004. Afterwards she worked for the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) in Berlin till 2007 and for the Tibetan Center Hamburg from 2007-2011. She completed monastic training at Sravasti Abbey, USA from 2011-2022. Today she lives in Hamburg again as a fully ordained nun (Bhikshuni) and studies full-time at the Dharma College at the Tibetan Centre. She occasionally offers lectures, retreats, regular meditations and a study group at the Buddhist Society Hamburg and if requested at the Tibetan Centre, among other places. Bhikshuni Thubten Jampa is also involved in the Hamburg Buddhist Society (BGH).