In this special birthday episode Professor Thurman discusses his personal wishes for his 78th birthday and upcoming attendance at the Climate Reality Project training with Al Gore and his close friends and family.

Podcast concludes with a reading of Albert Saijo’s poem “Bodhisattva Vows” by Gary Gach.

Birth, Rebirth and Reincarnation Wishes Episode 211 of the Bob Thurman Podcast image of Grahamatrika, Mahavidya via Himalayan Art Resources.

This week’s episode’s of the Bob Thurman Podcast was brought to you in part through the support of the Tibet House US Membership Community and Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York and Wisdom Publications.

Previews are available on the Tibet House US YouTube Channel + Full Archive Recordings from the 2016 + 2017 Annual Retreat at Menla in the THUS Member Archives.  Tibet House US Member Access starts at $2 a Month.