How to cultivate mental health in a world on fire? With Lama Padma Samten. [EN-PT] Zoom 08.2026

August 15, 2026. How to cultivate mental health in a world on fire? A conversation between Lama Padma Samten and James Low, with consecutive translation to Portuguese.

In this conversation, James Low joins Lama Padma Samten to explore mental health, meditation and Buddhist wisdom in the face of the uncertainty, conflict and complexity of contemporary life.

Invited by Lama Padma Samten, James Low reflects on how our habitual ways of seeing ourselves and the world shape our experience — and how awareness, presence and a deeper understanding of the nature of mind can open a different way of relating to suffering, confusion and change.

Drawing from the Buddhist tradition and their many years of teaching and practice, James Low and Lama Padma Samten offer perspectives on how we can meet a troubled world without becoming overwhelmed by it, cultivating clarity, compassion and inner freedom.

Lama Padma Samten is a Brazilian Buddhist teacher and the founder of the Centro de Estudos Budistas Bodisatva (CEBB). He invited James Low to this dialogue as part of his ongoing work of bringing Buddhist teachings into conversation with the challenges of contemporary life.

Lama Padma Samten:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lamapadmasamten

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lamapadmasamten/

Website: https://cebb.org.br/

James Low:

Instagram: instagram.com/simplybeingsangha

Podcasts: simplybeing.co.uk/news/podcasts/

Events: simplybeing.co.uk/events

Watch the original video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4pWqcK_jjA

Chapters

00:00 Introduction of James Low by Lama Padma Samten

14:31 James Low's speech

1:05:53 Lama Padma Samten's speech and Questions & Answers