Science and Spirituality: Ngawang Norbu at TEDxEmory 2012

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Ngawang Norbu was born in South India to a Tibetan refugee family. Ngawang was selected to the Science for Monks Workshop and through that experience he was selected to the Science Leadership Institute's workshop as well as the Emory Tibet Science Initiative. He has participated in several science exhibitions designed and presented by monastics to create awareness on the importance of learning science for the monastic as well as the general Tibetan community. Currently Ngawang is studying science at Emory University as one of the six selected monk scholars with the goal of introducing a science curriculum into monastic education, which is the great vision of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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[Luke]

It's great to hear about a project like this! I hope it continues and brings great benefit to both the monks as well as to the westerners who help them.

The current Dalai Lama has been pioneering in so many ways. It will take many decades for people to follow up on all his good ideas!

[lobster]

How Wonderful.
Eh Ma Ho.

I see no division. Superstition and ignorance can be dropped and new ways of improved mentation developed and integrated.