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Peter F. Barth | |
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.jpg) Barth in Colorado in 2007 | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1956 (age 68–69) |
| Occupation | engineer, physicist, educator and author |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism |
| School | Drukpa Kagyu Karma Kagyu |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Thrangu Rinpoche |
Peter Felix Barth (also known as Lama Thapkhay) (born 1956) is an American writer specializing in the mind teachings of Tibetan Buddhism.[1] In statistical mechanics, he was responsible for an exact solution to the Ising model for highly-branched, closed-Cayley trees, an area of interest in neurophysics and neural networks.[2]
He has a background in neurophysics, engineering and education, having served as adjunct professor in Information Systems Management (ISM) at the University of San Francisco.
As a Buddhist educator and writer, he has written and published comprehensive guides to the meditation disciplines of Mahamudra and Dzogchen, the pinnacle of the practices of the Kagyu[3] and Nyingma[4] lineages, respectively, including one recommended for seminary and public libraries by the Library Journal.[5]
- ^ Schnitzer, Lynn (1993-07-13). "Traveling the path to enlightenment". Petaluma Argus Courier. Vol. 138, no. 246. Petaluma. p. 8A. Retrieved 2023-07-02 – via California Digital Newspaper Collection (CDNC).
- ^ Fuerst, Kevin Morgenstein (2024-09-10). "A Journey Through Neurophysics and Mindfulness". University of Vermont Foundation: Class Notes Extended. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ Namgyal, Dakpo Tashi; Lhalungpa, Lobsang (2006). Mahamudra - The Moonlight: Quintessence of Mind and Meditation. Boston: Wisdom Publications, Inc. p. XXVII. ISBN 978-0861712991.
- ^ Lama, H. H. the Dalai (2000). Dzogchen: The Heart Essence of the Great Perfection. Shambhala Publications, Inc. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-1559392198.
- ^ "Book Review - Piercing the Autumn Sky: A Guide to Discovering the Natural Freedom of Mind". Library Journal. 118 (10). A Cahners/R.R. Bowker Publication: 138–139. June 1, 1993. ISSN 0363-0277.