Goal(s) in the NOM
To understand and contextualize the retreat program in Coimbra vis-à-vis other three-year retreat programs around the world currently, and in relation to the history of Tibetan Buddhist retreat practice
Education
PhD in Tibetan Buddhism, University of Virginia, 2011.
Experience
Trained in Indian and Tibetan Buddhist history and philosophy, I have been researching Tibetan Buddhist meditative traditions of the past and present for the last twenty years.
Select Publications
- Mountain Dharma: Meditative Retreat and the Tibetan Ascetic Self (Columbia University Press, 2025)
- Appearance on the Wisdom Podcast