The Book of Mindfulness, by Thupton, Is Out Now.

Om dan harris talks to thupton, the man behind compassion cultivation training. The course teaches people a series of meditative techniques designed to build your compassion muscles. It's shown that it makes people happier and healthier and better able to regulate their emotions. Thupton also served as the doly lamas personal english translator for 30 years. As a child, you were a refugee from tibet. You became a monk at aged 11. Ey somehow made it the cambridge university twice. And then, haven't even mentioned this yet, you've actually met his holiness several times when i've interviewed him.