Robert A. F. Thurman

Robert A.F. Thurman "lives to make the teachings of the Buddha interesting and meaningful to people from all over the world. In doing so, he has been recognized as one of America's leading voices for sanity and peace in the new millennium. In 1997, Time Magazine chose him as one of its 25 most influential Americans...

"Robert Tenzin Thurman is co-founder and current President of Tibet House U.S." He is also on the board of advisors for the International Campaign for Tibet.

"Thurman met Nena von Schlebrugge, Timothy Leary's former wife, at a party in New York, and they were married in 1967."

Affiliations

 * Director, Salesforce Foundation
 * Member of the core founding group of the Dalai Lama Foundation
 * Institute for Asian Democracy: Founding Trustee, 1991; Chairman, 1992-1994.
 * Member, Committee of 100 for Tibet
 * Member, World Commission on Global Consciousness and Spirituality
 * Advisory Board, Nomadic Expeditions
 * Fellow (2008), Lindisfarne Association
 * Council of Sages, California Institute of Integral Studies
 * Founding Member, Integral Institute
 * Advisory Council, Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
 * Advisor, Global Vision Project
 * Advisor/Supporter, We, The World
 * Journey Leader, Buddhapath
 * Distinguished Advisory board, Institute of Noetic Sciences
 * Faculty, Sophia Institute

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