John Makransky
John Makransky is an author, spiritual teacher, and academic, combining a career as a professor of Buddhism and Comparative Theology at Boston College with his role as a lama in the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
He has pioneered new ways of making Tibetan meditations of compassion and wisdom accessible to people of all backgrounds and faiths, while also helping experienced Buddhists revitalize their spiritual lives.
John's recent book, Awakening Through Love , includes a guided meditation in each chapter, powerful Tibetan techniques to commune with sources of inspiration and blessing that Makransky has adapted into a practicable form for Westerners. It also describes how to actualize those qualities in every aspect of our lives, with particular focus on family and work relationships, service, and social action.
John has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism since 1978 under the guidance of revered teachers. He is a guiding teacher with Lama Surya Das of Dzogchen Center. He is also senior faculty advisor for Chokyi Nyima Rinpoches Center for Buddhist Studies in Kathmandu University, Nepal where he regularly lectures.
He lives outside Boston with his wife, two sons, and dog."
He has pioneered new ways of making Tibetan meditations of compassion and wisdom accessible to people of all backgrounds and faiths, while also helping experienced Buddhists revitalize their spiritual lives.
John's recent book, Awakening Through Love , includes a guided meditation in each chapter, powerful Tibetan techniques to commune with sources of inspiration and blessing that Makransky has adapted into a practicable form for Westerners. It also describes how to actualize those qualities in every aspect of our lives, with particular focus on family and work relationships, service, and social action.
John has studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism since 1978 under the guidance of revered teachers. He is a guiding teacher with Lama Surya Das of Dzogchen Center. He is also senior faculty advisor for Chokyi Nyima Rinpoches Center for Buddhist Studies in Kathmandu University, Nepal where he regularly lectures.
He lives outside Boston with his wife, two sons, and dog."
