<![CDATA[Blue Sky Common Sense with Tenzin Bob Thurman: Why the Dalai Lama Matters]]>https://bobthurman.substack.com/s/why-the-dalai-lama-mattershttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VEmD!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe1e1351c-55a9-4d22-961f-bcbc5a58bf08_256x256.pngBlue Sky Common Sense with Tenzin Bob Thurman: Why the Dalai Lama Mattershttps://bobthurman.substack.com/s/why-the-dalai-lama-mattersSubstackTue, 19 May 2026 22:39:38 GMT<![CDATA[Companion Reflection to Part Three of Why the Dalai Lama Matters ]]>https://bobthurman.substack.com/p/companion-reflection-to-part-threehttps://bobthurman.substack.com/p/companion-reflection-to-part-threeFri, 15 May 2026 14:37:40 GMTIn this session, I move beyond the political question of Tibet and into something much larger: the crisis of hopelessness facing humanity itself.

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]]><![CDATA[Why the Dalai Lama Matters — Part Three]]>https://bobthurman.substack.com/p/why-the-dalai-lama-matters-part-threehttps://bobthurman.substack.com/p/why-the-dalai-lama-matters-part-threeThu, 14 May 2026 18:01:27 GMTIn this continuation of my reading and reflections on Why the Dalai Lama Matters, I explore something deeper than politics or religion.

Why do people across cultures and beliefs respond so profoundly to His Holiness the Dalai Lama? Why does genuine compassion feel so powerful in a world increasingly organized around fear, cynicism, and hopelessness?

In th…

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]]><![CDATA[The Roof of the World, and Why It Matters]]>https://bobthurman.substack.com/p/the-roof-of-the-world-and-why-ithttps://bobthurman.substack.com/p/the-roof-of-the-world-and-why-itTue, 05 May 2026 17:17:14 GMTIn this second conversation, I continue opening up a book that was nearly lost—and with it, a way of understanding our world that feels more urgent than ever.

This isn’t just about Tibet, and it’s not only about His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It’s about how we begin to see the Earth differently—geographically, politically, and spiritually—and how that shif…

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]]><![CDATA[Ten Points of Hope in a Time of Collapse — Transcript & Reflections ]]>https://bobthurman.substack.com/p/ten-points-of-hope-in-a-time-of-collapse-0cbhttps://bobthurman.substack.com/p/ten-points-of-hope-in-a-time-of-collapse-0cbThu, 30 Apr 2026 16:03:48 GMTWe’ve been taught to believe that the world is fundamentally broken.

That conflict is inevitable.
That human beings are driven by fear, competition, and survival.
That, at best, we can manage things for a while—but ultimately, everything falls apart.

I don’t believe that’s true.

And I don’t think it’s a helpful way to understand reality.

Recently, I’ve been r…

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]]><![CDATA[Ten Points of Hope in a Time of Collapse (Video)]]>https://bobthurman.substack.com/p/ten-points-of-hope-in-a-time-of-collapsehttps://bobthurman.substack.com/p/ten-points-of-hope-in-a-time-of-collapseTue, 28 Apr 2026 21:26:43 GMTI didn’t really expect to be doing this.

I’m at a stage in my life where I could easily step back. I’ve written my books, done my teaching, lived through quite a bit. And yet, I find myself wanting to speak more directly, because the world we are living in right now feels, to many people, like a kind of constantly unfolding catastrophe.

And I don’t think …

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