Gelong Thubten (he/him) is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author. He became a monk 26 years ago at Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery in Scotland, and has spent over six years in intensive meditation retreats, the longest of which was 4 years long. He is now regarded as one of the UK’s most influential meditation teachers, with pioneering work teaching in universities, schools, companies such as Google, hospitals, prisons and rehab centres. He has lectured at Oxford University and for the United Nations, and he provides courses to medical students, doctors and nurses. He trained Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton in meditation on the set of the Marvel movie ‘Dr. Strange’ and he collaborated with Ruby Wax and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura on the book and theatre tour ‘How to be Human’. Thubten is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness’ and his next book ‘Handbook for Hard Times’ will be published in 2022. Find Thubten’s book: 'A Monk's Guide To Happiness' Follow Thubten: @GelongThubten Find me: @venetialamanna Find the show: @ATSTpodcast Recommendations from this episode When Things Fall Apart by Pema Choedroen A Mindfulness Guide For The Frazzled by Ruby Wax   This podcast is kindly sponsored by VivoLife who are supporting Akanksha Education Fund. Use discount code: “ATST10” for 10% off your first purchase.  All The Small Things was produced and edited by Venetia La Manna, music by William Haxworth and artwork by Alex Sedano.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.