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BG 091: The Practice Adventures of Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins

BG 091: The Practice Adventures of Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins

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DATE : Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0000
Entered in Database : 2008-10-06 06:00:00
length : 8109478
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Today we speak with Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins, Professor Emeritus of Tibetan & Buddhist Studies at University of Virgina. Dr. Hopkins is a prolific translator--with 40 books translated in his career--and a committed meditation practitioner. In this episode we ask him to share some of the details of his early practice. He shares with us his experience doing sky meditations and dark retreats, all of which he did before being exposed to Tibetan Buddhism. He also shares some of the details of his meeting the Dalai Lama and working with him on translating some of his books to English, as well as being his translator. This is part 1 of a two-part series. Listen to part 2 (airing next week).

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