Generating Happiness, Compassion, and Balance in Your Daily Life | Geshe Chamba Tonyut

Geshe Chamba Tonyut was born in the border region of Ladakh,India into a Tibetan Buddhist family. He entered the monastery 1981 when he was 11 years old. He took his novice ordination precepts from Kyabje Yangzin Ling Rinpoche, one of two great senior tutors of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He completed the Geshe Lharam pa degree (the highest degree in the Guluk tradition) and, in 1992, took full ordination vows from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He travels to monasteries throughout India and internationally to teach monks, visitors, and universities how to share the dharma teachings and how to facilitate daily prayer and meditation practice.

Tenzin Gelek is the Senior Specialist in Himalayan Arts and Culture at the Rubin Museum of Art. Tenzin is a co-founder of Latse Project and had worked for Latse Library and Trace Foundation over two decades, implementing cultural and educational projects in Tibetan regions. Tenzin has been studying Buddhism since 1980s, starting in Lhasa at the Potala Palace, with many Buddhist teachers cross the Tibetan traditions. Since late 1990s Tenzin has been translating for many Tibetan senior Buddhist teachers of different traditions hosted by dharma and academic institutes in the United States and Europe, including Tibet Center, Tibet House, Himalayan Library, Columbia University, Harvard University and International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS).  Tenzin also translates high standard academic and dharma works between English and Tibetan, publishing them in journals and academic research papers in the west.