Engaged Compassion

Lobsang Tenzin Negi, PhD, is Cofounder and Executive Director of the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-Based Ethics and a Teaching Professor in the Department of Religion at Emory University. In addition to his PhD, Dr. Negi holds a Geshe Lharampa degree, the highest-level degree in Tibetan monastic education, reflecting advanced training in both Western and Tibetan scholarship. Since 1998, he has supervised Emory’s academic collaborations with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. A pioneer in the field of contemplative science, Dr. Negi’s research explores the relationship between mental and emotional states and physical and social wellbeing. He developed CBCT® (Cognitively Based Compassion Training), a secular, research-based program for cultivating compassion, and directs the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative, which integrates modern science into monastic education. At the Dalai Lama’s invitation, he led the creation of SEE Learning®, a global Pre-K through Higher Education framework for social, emotional, and ethical learning. Dr. Negi is the founder and spiritual director of Drepung Loseling Monastery, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia.