Robert Thurman was ordained in 1964, the first American Buddhist monk of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He studied with Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, who became a close friend. He is currently Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University and incidentally father to movie star, Uma Thurman.
In this clip, Thurman discusses the nature and relationship compassion and happiness.
Check out his Ted Talk:
The question is, what is the connection between sitting meditation and the development of compassion?
Bob Thurman