Tibetan Buddhist teacher Lama Thupten Gyaltsen Dorje Rinpoche describes his experiences growing up in the ghetto, mastering martial arts, studying dance, mime, meditation and the virtues of self-discipline in a series of conversations with Next Chapter Podcasts producer Michael Goodfriend.

Rinpoche describes his experience with Butoh, the dance that emerges from the unknown.

Episode 4 - The Dance of Life

Rinpoche recounts how following his dream of being a musician led him into a life in the arts.

Episode 3 - Now We Can Begin

Rinpoche lays the groundwork for training your mind as he reflects on his own process of discovery.

Episode 2 - Stop Dreaming

Lama Thupten Rinpoche describes his journey from being Jerry in Bed-Stuy to The One Who Sits on the Seat in The Ocean of Existence.

Episode 1 - What Is Your Dream?

How do you become a Rinpoche? And what the heck is that, anyway? Michael Goodfriend reconnects with a friend he first met over 30 years ago to find out how Jerry Gardner went from being a kid in Bed-Stuy to a master teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.