Lecture by Lama Losang Samten: "Introduction to Buddhist Thought and Meditation"

The Heritage Museum of Asian Art, in collaboration with TIBETcenter, invites you to join us for an evening lecture on meditation and Buddhist thought. Closing out his four-day residency at the museum, Venerable Lama Losang Samten will delve into the profound teachings of Buddhist philosophy and the art of training the mind to enhance happiness and focus. Discover how meditation can restore inner peace, stabilize the mind, and help manage the stresses of daily life. This lecture aims to introduce Buddha's wisdom on concentration meditation and the concept of Enlightenment, offering basic yet profoundly beneficial techniques for cultivating a more joyful and serene mind.

The lecture is free to the public.

About Losang Samten:

The Venerable Lama Losang Samten is a renowned Tibetan scholar and former Buddhist monk who was born in Tibet in 1953. Lama Samten's family left Tibet and fled to Nepal in 1959. Shortly after, his family relocated to Dharamsala,  India in 1965 along with other Tibetan refugees. His education includes studies at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts and the Namgyal Monastery where he received the equivalent of a Ph.D. in Buddhist Philosophy.  Lama Samten is the spiritual director of the Tibetan Buddhist Center of Philadelphia and extensively sharing his knowledge of Buddhist philosophy and meditation, as well as showcasing his skills in Tibetan ritual art.

Since 1988, he has been demonstrating the meditative art of sand painting in the US. He has since been invited to many prestigious American museums including the American Museum of Natural History, The Smithsonian Institution, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Lama Samten's rich knowledge in Buddhism and Tibetan ritual arts has earned him positions

such as UPenn professor of Tibetan Language.