Teachers

Hans Burghardt

Hans Burghardt holds a BA and a MA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a PhD from the University of Barcelona, where he spent seven years doing research. Since 2002, he meditates and is a student of great Buddhist masters including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche, Lama Jampa Monlam, Khensur Jampa Tegchok amongst others. He has completed the FPMT Masters Program at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa in Italy and has completed a one-year individual meditation retreat. He currently teaches meditation and Buddhism at Tushita Meditation Center Spain and other FPMT centers, and is co-founder and coordinator of the Initiative for an Emotional, Ethical, and Social Education, that promotes the establishment of Emory University’s SEE Learning in Spain.

Events with Hans Burghardt

Buddhist Mind Science
August 29 - September 6, 2026

A doorway to 21st-century Dharma What if Buddhism were approached not as a belief system, but as a living, practical science of the mind—one designed for the realities of modern life?   Buddhist Mind Science: Activating Your Potential is an introductory FPMT course that re-presents ancient Buddhist wisdom through a contemporary lens. Often described as a “science of the mind,” Buddhism offers a precise and experiential understanding of how the mind works—how suffering arises, how happiness is cultivated, and how our deepest human potential can be awakened.   At its heart, this course is guided by a simple yet powerful aim: to…