His voice is calm and measured, just like someone who has spent years watching thoughts move without chasing them (which he did). There’s a gentleness to the pauses, which makes his wisdom, when shared, so lived in.

Before he ever taught mindfulness to Fortune 500 execs or spoke on stages packed with neuroscientists, renowned Buddhist monk Gelong Thubten was an actor trying to make it big.

For years, he chased applause from one casting call to another… until he burned out. But, as he’d sha...