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Tarab Rinpoche considered Unity in Duality a key point in the meeting of Eastern 'inner' wisdom and modern Western science. Because the Unity in Duality paradigm is based on the essence of the Eastern wisdom tradition, based on universal, timeless knowledge, it becomes transparent that many of its aspects correspond to the findings of modern natural science.
As a natural result of this Tarab Tulku arranged an interdisciplinary scientific conference, Tendrel / Unity in Duality, in Munich October 2002. Rinpoche's aim for the conference was two-pronged: To highlight the universal aspects of the ancient wisdom expressed in the Indo-Tibetan scriptures and to introduce to Western scientists the universalities of this ancient wisdom beyond its cultural or religious conditioning. In that way Tarab Rinpoche hoped to create a broader base for communication and for a deeper mutual exchange, understanding and implementation of the best from the ancient and modern worlds. Generally speaking, ancient knowledge and modern science aim for the same goals, and this becomes evident in the meeting between the Unity in Duality Paradigm and Modern Science.
A book will be published on the Tendrel / Unity in Duality Conference this coming Spring, first in German, at Theseus Verlag, Germany. Click here for further information.
Tarab Rinpoche had invited His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the Conference in Munich. Rinpoche here gave His Holiness the first chapters of his writings. This gave Rinpoche (who, modest as he was, had never before told His Holiness or any other Tibetan Scholars about the work he has been doing in the West all these years) the opportunity to discuss his work with His Holiness the Dalai Lama for the first time. His Holiness was more than pleased with Rinpoche's work, he said he had been looking among the lama's going to the West for this kind of work, and he realized that no one else than Tarab Rinpoche could do this, because apart of the necessity for deep knowledge of modern culture and an inquisitive mind, it also needed this incredible broad and profound knowledge of the Tibetan wisdom that only very few persons still have.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama immediately asked Rinpoche to come to India to teach at the Tibetan institutions in the North as well as the South of India. As Rinpoche's schedule was loaded already, he could only manage to teach at 21 Tibetan institutions in the North at this time. It was then arranged by His Holiness's Office and took place last October. To Tarab Rinpoche's big surprise he was received everywhere with the deepest respect, as one of the very high lamas. But Rinpoche later learnt from monks in Dharamsala that recently His Holiness had been telling in the large Tibetan monastic universities in the South of India that he saw Tarab Rinpoche as the very best Tibetan teacher of this time.
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H.H. the Dalai Lama & Ven. Tarab Tulku 2002
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