With so many reminders of the divisiveness plaguing various levels of society, it can be profound to pause, contemplate, and deeply connect with that which unites us.

In this 5-minute practice, Thupten Jinpa offers guidance for slowing down our body and mind, settling deeply, and then connecting with the powerful energy of our shared aspiration to bring more compassion into our world.

For those who may be inspired to explore more practices like this, and study deeply with Thupten Jinpa, we’d like to give a quick heads up that the next session for the two week training he created called Building Compassion from the Inside Out begins on May 9, and there are still spots available! Learn more and register here.

About Thupten Jinpa

Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D. was trained as a monk at the Shartse College of Ganden Monastic University, South India, where he received the Geshe Lharam degree. Jinpa also holds a B.A. in philosophy and a Ph.D. in religious studies, both from Cambridge University.

Jinpa has been the principal English translator to H.H. the Dalai Lama since 1985, and has translated and collaborated on numerous books by the Dalai Lama including the New York Times Bestsellers Ethics for the New Millennium and The Art of Happiness, as well as Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World. His own publications include A Fearless Heart: How the Courage to be Compassionate Can Transform Our Lives and translations of major Tibetan works featured in The Library of Tibetan Classics series. Jinpa is the principal author of Compassion Cultivation Training™ (CCT©) developed while at Stanford University in 2009.

A frequent speaker at various international conferences on mindfulness, compassion, and contemplative practice, Jinpa serves as an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University, Montreal and is the founder and president of the Institute of Tibetan Classics. He has been a core member of the Mind and Life Institute and its Chairman of the Board since January 2012.