Name: Why Politics doesn't matter by Lama Jampa Thaye
Duration: 1 h 23 min 54 s
Description: With reference to the history of Western civilisation Lama Jampa talks eloquently about the relationship between politics and religion. The talk focusses on the questions of how it is that politics will always let us down, why we need instead to focus on our own inner reformation, and how in the light of this we should engage with others.

Lama Jampa outlines the life story of Guru Rinpoche, the extraordinary vajrayana master from Oddiyana, who was so vital to the establishment of Buddhism in Tibet.

The Life of Guru Rinpoche

With reference to the history of Western civilisation Lama Jampa talks eloquently about the relationship between politics and religion. The talk focusses on the questions of how it is that politics will always let us down, why we need instead to focus on our own inner reformation, and how in the light of this we should engage with others.

Why Politics doesn't matter

Lama Jampa Thaye is a scholar and meditation master trained in the Sakya and Karma Kagyu traditions of Buddhism.  His principal masters are His Holiness Sakya Trizin and Karma Thinley Rinpoche.  Lama Jampa Thaye is one of a handful of western teachers to have mastered, and been granted permission to transmit, the authentic teachings of the Buddha.  He holds a doctorate from the University of Manchester for his work on Tibetan religious history and is married with four children.  His teaching style is characterised by his erudition and gentle humour, which illuminate the wisdom of the Buddha's timeless teachings. His daily life consists of study, composition and teaching: he is untiring in his efforts to raise the victory banner of the glorious dharma.

Why Politics doesn't matter

Lama Jampa Thaye

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