Robert Thurman discusses modernity as part of a series on different aspects of Tibet and Tibetan background.

Robert A.F. Thurman may be the Jey Tsong Khapa Teacher of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University, President of the Tibet House U.S., a non-profit organization focused on the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization, and President from the American Institute of Buddhist Research. Thurman is actually a talented popularizer from the Buddha’s teachings. He’s a riveting loudspeaker and an writer of many books on Tibet, Buddhism, art, politics and culture