This lively conversation between Deepak Chopra and Robert Thurman explores the points of contact and of conflict between Vedanta and Buddhism -- India's two great philosophic traditions. Taped in 1999 at New York's Tibet House, before an audience of religious and spiritual leaders, the dialogue encompasses everything from the Rishis' teachings about Brahman to the speakers' personal experiences of each tradition. Chopra, a physician and bestselling author, outlines the teachings upon which Vedanta rests; Thurman, Professor of Religion at Columbia University and an associate of the 14th Dalai Lama, offers the Buddhist counterpoint. A historic and enlightening event, ideal for students, educators, and devotees of Eastern philosophies. ~ Sarah Welsh, All Movie Guide