"In this clip Professor Thurman gives a brief history of the original ancient Buddhist Nalanda University, discusses it's philosophical discoveries & the 14th Dalai Lama's personal connection to it. Video also includes an introduction to the discoveries made by the historical Buddha + elaborated on by the yogic traditions of Nalanda about the energetic bliss body. This is an excerpt from the opening dialog between Richard Freeman & Robert AF Thurman at the 2016 Tibet House US Annual Buddha & The Yogis week long intensive retreat. Recorded at the Nalanda Conference Center at Menla Mountain Retreat in Phoenicia, New York July 2016. This video is apart of the Tibet House US Member Archive. To support the work of Tibet House US & to watch the full recording from this program please consider becoming a member: http://tibethouse.us/become-a-member/ To learn about the 2017 Buddha + The Yogis Program at Menla please visit: http://bitly.com/BuddhaYogis2017 "