Date: Saturday April 26, 2025 - Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Barry Kerzin : Topic: The Art and Science of Compassion

Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Barry Kerzin

Dr. Kerzin is a physician and Tibetan Buddhist monk. For 36 years he has lived in Dharamsala as one of the Dalai Lama’s doctors.

Topic: The Art and Science of Compassion

In-Person

Date: Saturday April 26, 2025

Time: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Location: His Holiness 14^th Dalai Library and Learning Center in Ithaca, 201 Tibet Drive, NY

Cost: In-person $50 

To register go to: https://namgyal.org/pages/courses

If you plan to attend by Zoom also send an email to office@namgyal.org and we will email Zoom link the day before the event.

Compassion is a fundamental human value and aspiration that wishes beings to be free from suffering.  His Holiness the 14^th Dalai Lama often speaks of the importance of cultivating compassion for world peace.  Yet, practicing compassion in difficult circumstances when faced with anger or fear is challenging.  During this special talk Dr. Kerzin will share his knowledge and expertise on the art and science of cultivating compassion. 

For 10 years Dr. Kerzin’s team has been spreading compassion through his NPO, Altruism in Medicine Institute (AIMI). Compassion is no longer a luxury, but a necessity for the survival of humans, animals, and mother earth. For more than two years, AIMI has been developing a mobile app and platform to prevent burnout, reinvigorate hope and cultivate flourishing. It is called AIMIcare.

Where technology meets spirituality is Dr. Kerzin’s expertise. We are at a critical juncture in history, where getting this right matters greatly not only for us, but for our children, grandchildren, as well as mother earth.

Biography:

At the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Kerzin is an Adjunct Professor in Psychiatry. At the University of Hong Kong, he is an honorary professor in the School of Medicine and in the Centre for Buddhist Studies. At the Mongolian National University of Medical Science, he is an Honorary Professor. At the University of Washington School of Medicine, he is an Emeritus Assistant Professor. And at the Central University for Higher Tibetan Studies in Sarnath (Varanasi) India he is an Emeritus Visiting Professor.

As an Executive Coach and Advisor he regularly visits Google Deep Mind in London bringing more compassion into Artificial General Intelligence. A graduate class at Carnegie Mellon University in 2024 invited Dr. Kerzin to lecture on Ethical AI, as he maintains a deep working interest in enhancing AI for good.

The Devoted Health healthcare organization CEO Founder, Todd Park, has appointed Dr. Kerzin as a Senior Advisor for reducing burnout and enhancing flourishing among their healthcare professionals, staff, and patients.

Dr. Kerzin is the Founder and CEO of Altruism in Medicine Institute (AIMI) ---https://altruismmedicine.org/. He is also the Founder Chairman of the Human Values Institute (HVI) in Japan -- https://humanvaluesinstitute.org/about/dr-barry-kerzin/. For 18 years he has presented multiple programs at Google Japan, Mitsubishi Jisho, Bridgestone, and Unilever Japan, as well as teaching Shantideva’s main text on compassion and wisdom, line-by-line, over a 14-year period.

Dr. Kerzin has participated in many Medical Grand Round meetings discussing compassion, usually for the first time, at Stanford Medical School, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, and other medical schools.