Compassion & Courage – with Alex Nunn & Thupten Jinpa

About this event
How can we respond to suffering in the world without burning out?

At this special event, Alex Nunn and Thupten Jinpa will share how actively practicing compassion can transform our relationship to suffering in the world – unlocking happiness, connection and courage in the process.

Jinpa is an acclaimed thought leader and educator on the subject of compassion. He has also served for many years as the principal English translator for the Dalai Lama. Alex is an activist and organiser at Action for Happiness and is passionate about connecting personal and social wellbeing – and directing this towards change.

Together they’ll explore the difference between compassion and empathy and how we can develop the courage to face the suffering in the world in a way that brings us strength, rather than depleting our energy.

They’ll share how we can learn to handle challenges with greater skilfulness and wisdom – and remind us that a different way of responding is possible.

The event will take place on Zoom at 7pm London time (BST).

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About The Speakers

Thupten Jinpa Langri (known as Jinpa) was born in Tibet and received his early education and training as a monk in South India. Since 1985, he has been principal English translator to the Dalai Lama and has translated and edited more than ten books by His Holiness. Jinpa is founder and president of the Compassion Institute, chair of the Mind and Life Institute and adjunct professor at McGill University. He is also the principal author of Compassion Cultivation Training © (CCT™), an 8-week course developed at the Stanford University School of Medicine Neurosciences Institute. He is author of A Fearless Heart: Why compassion is the key to greater wellbeing.

Alex Nunn is a passionate activist, facilitator and public speaker who promotes the connection between compassion and social change. He believes that by turning towards the feelings that come up for us around global issues, we can unlock the power to take action while also nourishing and restoring ourselves. Alex is Head of Movement Building at Action for Happiness, a regional community builder for the Earth Holder Network (a Buddhist environmentalist group founded by Thich Nhat Hanh) and an Ambassador-in-training of the Centre for Compassion and Altruism Research at Stanford University.