What we can learn from traditional Tibetan Buddhist philosophy | Kirat Randhawa

Getting Mental

Kirat Randhawa on Buddhist Philosophy and How it Can Help Us Cultivate Boundaries, Compassion & More

On this episode we discuss podcasting & being nervous, the downside of too much structure, how “discipline” can actual hinder us, meditation & what it should feel like, is It possible to be free from biases? how buddhism & enlightenment are misinterpreted, the meaning of “attachment”, what compassion looks like, what boundaries look like & more.

Kirat Randhawa is a meditation instructor and an inspired student of Tibetan Buddhism based in New York City. She is currently a student at Columbia University studying the role of contemplative training within the field of psychology and how associated mindfulness practices can be used as instruments for individual and societal transformation.

Having been raised in a spiritual home, meditation was at the center of daily life for Kirat. As her practice grew with her and transformed over the years, she began to translate philosophy into action. She learned to use meditation as a tool to practice self-compassion and extend kindness to herself as well as others.

Through her research at The Contemplative Sciences Center at the University of Virginia to working with underserved communities across the city, she seeks to understand and deconstruct the multilayered conditioning that prohibits human flourishing. Her training at The Tibet House, MNDFL Meditation, and in the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction lineage has allowed her to develop a multidimensional approach to support clients on their path toward greater alignment and joy. As a community organizer and explorer, Kirat celebrates leading a life centered around prosocial values and ethical wellbeing through her advocacy for local artisanal products and sustainable craft, plant medicine, sincere dialogue, and social connection.