AMAZING PEOPLE: His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

AMAZING PEOPLE: His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa

On 16 March 2015, I had the great honor of hosting His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa at Google.  It was the first day of the Karmapa’s 2-month official visit to the US, and he chose to spend it visiting Google.  We spent a few hours together, much of it in...
We’re Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize!

We’re Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize!

What better way to start the new year than to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize?  🙂 I have exciting news to share with you, my friends.  One Billion Acts of Peace (http://www.1billionacts.org/), a campaign which I have the honor of co-chairing with Dawn Engle and...
CBS 60 Minutes: Anderson Cooper on Mindfulness

CBS 60 Minutes: Anderson Cooper on Mindfulness

In this special report for CBS’s 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper reports on what it’s like to try to achieve “mindfulness,” a self-awareness scientists say is very healthy, but rarely achieved in today’s world of digital distractions. Read...