Change Yourself, Change the World: Wisdom from Buddhist Monk Nicholas Vreeland - 259 - Alain Elkann Interviews
Update: 2025-11-09
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PHOTOGRAPHER MONK. Nicholas Vreeland, also known as Rato Khensur Thubten Lhundup, is a Tibetan Buddhist monk and the former abbot of Rato Dratsang, an important 14th-century Tibetan Buddhist monastery reestablished in India. The first and only Westerner the Dalai Lama has appointed Abbot of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, he is a photographer who learned his craft as an assistant to Irving Penn and Richard Avedon.
"Once you are a monk, you may receive a teaching from a holy being, a lama or master, on techniques by which you can cultivate concern for others and diminish self-cherishing."
"The real person whom I have to remain vigilant over is myself."
"The emphasis should be on being a good person."
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