Dr. Nicholas Ribush received his medical degree from Melbourne University,
Australia, in 1964. He first encountered Buddhism at Kopan Monastery, Nepal,
in 1972, since when he has been a student of (the late) Lama Thubten Yeshe
and Lama Zopa Rinpoche and a full time worker for the Foundation for the Preservation
of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).
He served on the FPMT board from its inception in 1983 to 2002. He was a monk
in the Tibetan tradition from 1974 to 1986; established FPMT archiving and
publishing activities at Kopan in 1973; and with Lama Yeshe founded Wisdom
Publications in 1975.
Between 1981 and 1996 he served variously as Wisdom's director, editorial
director and director of development. In 1996 he founded the Lama Yeshe Wisdom
Archive (www.lamayeshe.com),
which he still directs. He founded Kurukulla Center in 1989, was center director
for the next four years, and is currently president of Kurukulla's board of
the directors. He lives with his wife Wendy. You can contact him at nick@LamaYeshe.com.
Having given up a career in medicine to dedicate his life to an even more
meaningful path, Nick imparts with great clarity and humor the wisdom of the
Buddha's teachings. He has changed the course of many people's lives through
his talks.
