Gelong Thubten is a distinguished Buddhist monk, meditation instructor, and author based in the UK. With over two decades of teaching experience, he has made significant contributions across diverse sectors, including hospitals, schools, and prisons. His pioneering work extends to corporate settings, where he has provided mindfulness training for renowned entities such as Google, LinkedIn, and Deutsche Bank. Serving as the director of Kagyu Samye Dzong in Scarborough, Yorkshire, UK, and as a trustee of ROKPA International, a humanitarian aid organization, Thubten actively engages in projects aimed at uplifting some of the world's most impoverished regions. In his talks, he eloquently explores the transformative power of mindfulness and its potential to influence all facets of our lives.

1. Can you tell us a little about yourself?

2. How do you define spirituality?

3. Is there any time off when it comes to living a spiritual life? Do you have any hobbies?

4. What is mindfulness and how is it relevant to our stressful and busy lifestyles?

5. How can mindfulness be useful in dealing with unpleasant and painful events in life?

6. Is mindfulness useful in dealing with mental health issues ?

7. Can an individual’s practice of mindfulness have an impact on the community?

8. Can you tell us what compassion means and what makes it different from empathy and sympathy? What role does compassion play in forming a harmonious community?

9. Considering that mindfulness practices have become very popular, do you think that people are more aware of the stressful life that they are living?

10. Can technology be helpful for cultivating mindfulness?

11. What about the addiction to social media that the use of technology can cause?

12. People often use sensual enjoyment as a way to escape reality. In your opinion is the open sexual freedom of today in any way healthy?

13. We are constantly looking for ways to have fun and to avoid boredom. How can mindfulness assist us in finding happiness no matter the circumstances?

14. What is your definition of happiness?