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Radio 4,10 mins

"I basically woke up one morning thinking I was going to die."

Saturday Live

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Gelong Thubten talks about being an actor in New York, before suffering severe burnout and becoming a Buddhist monk and meditation teacher. Among his students are the UN, Google, HM Prison Service and the actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton on the set of Dr. Strange.

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