Daily Schedule
Find teachers, talks, and PRACTICES BELOW
Sessions are pre-recorded, and will be released each day for you to view at your convenience.
Each day's sessions will be available for 48 hours, beginning at 6:00 am PDT | 9:00 am EDT (North American time zones). Check your time zone here.
Day 1:
The Art of Happiness:
Bringing the Best of Human Values into Our Lives
Available October 22 + 48-Hour replays (beginning at 6 am PDT | 9 am EDT on Oct 22)
Sharon Salzberg
Talk: "What Is Real Happiness?"
+ Guided meditation: “Beginning Again with the Breath”
Thupten Jinpa
Talk: “Making Life More Meaningful: On Happiness and Compassion”
+ Guided PRACTICE: A Simple Experience of Recalling Kindness
Jan Willis
Talk: “Love, Compassion and Practical Advice: Santideva and the Way of the Bodhisattva”
+Guided meditation: “Equalizing Self and Other”
Ven. Priyadarshi
Talk: “Compassion Is Its Own Reward”
+ Guided Meditation on Bodhichitta
Dan Harris
Q&A on "how to be 10% happier" with lion's roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod
Day 2:
Transcendent Wisdom: Buddhist teachings of the Dalai Lama
Available October 23 + 48-Hour replays (beginning at 6 am PDT | 9 am EDT on Oct 23)
Robert Thurman
Talk: "THE DHARMA BEYOND BUDDHISM"
+ Guided MEDITATION: "REMEMBERING TO BE HERE NOW"
Thubten Chodron
Talk: On Lamrim, Stages on the Path to Enlightenment
+ guided meditation: "Working with Anger and Developing Compassion"
B Alan Wallace
Talk: On Dzogchen, the “Great Perfection,” and Spiritual Mentorship
Guided meditation: “Taking Refuge”
Lama Tsultrim Allione
Talk: The Demon Becomes the Ally: On the History & Practice of Chod
+ Practice: “Feeding Your Demons” meditation
Day 3:
Toward a True Kinship of Faiths:
Creating Harmony among the World’s Religions
Available October 24 + 48-Hour replays (beginning at 6 am PDT | 9 am EDT on Oct 24)
Rabbi Michael Lerner
Talk: Ending Disharmony: An Alternative Worldview
+ Practice: Guided visualization
Serene Jones
Talk: "HARMONY FROM THE BOTTOM UP"
+ Guided contemplation
Dr. Alberto Villoldo
Talk: “A Journey into the World of the Shaman”
+ two practices: “Fire Ceremony” and “Holy Fire”
Deepak Chopra
Talk: "a shared vision"
+ guided "presence" MEDITATION
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When you upgrade to purchase the resource package, all summit materials will be made available to you so you can watch them on your own time and return to them whenever you like. Included in the Resource Package is over 20 hours of talks and practices, plus a special collection of bonus materials:
The Eight Verses on Training the Mind with the Dalai Lama
Three e-books of related teachings
Exclusive Lion’s Roar video interview with the Dalai Lama
Lion’s Roar digital subscription
Day 4:
The Universe in a Single Atom: The Science of Spirituality
Available October 25 + 48-Hour replays (beginning at 6 am PDT | 9 am EDT on Oct 25)
Richard Davidson
Talk: "THE 4 PILLARS OF WELL-BEING"
+ "Practicing with the 4 Pillars"
Amishi Jha
Talk: “Harnessing the Science of Attention”
Guided practice: “Breath Awareness as a Way to Train Attention”
Mark Epstein
Talk: "Thoughts Without a Thinker: The Intersection of Buddhism and Western Psychology"
Robert Wright
Talk: "Looking at Buddhism from the point of view of evolutionary psychology"
Day 5:
My Land, My People: Tibet’s Message of Peace, Compassion, and Sustainability
Available October 26 + 48-Hour replays (beginning at 6 am PDT | 9 am EDT on Oct 26)
Thupten Jinpa
Talk: “Inspiration from Afar: How Tibet Informs the Dalai Lama’s Values and Teachings”
+ Guided practice: Connecting with Our Common Humanity
Robert Thurman
Talk: “The Art of Freedom: Preserving Tibet’s Unique Heritage”
+ Guided Guided Joyful Earth visualization
Richard Gere
Talk: “Why the World Needs Tibet: A Conversation with Lion’s Roar editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod”
plus a musical offering by nawang khechog
Day 6:
Ethics for a New Millennium: Vision for a Better World
Available October 27 + 48-Hour replays (beginning at 6 am PDT | 9 am EDT on Oct 27)
Dan Goleman
Talk: “A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama’s Vision for Our World”
Sophia Stril-Rever
Talk: “Be the Love / The Inner Shift”
Guided practice: Generating the Spirit of Universal Responsibility
Karenna Gore
Talk: “The Dalai Lama's 5 Keys to Our Climate Crisis”