Venerable Thubten Kalden (Marcos Troia) is a Brazilian monk currently sharing the Dharma through talks and meditation in different places. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and raised in a small town in the mountains outside of Rio, Venerable Kalden left Brazil and the corporate world of investment banking when he was 25 years old to travel. He landed in Nepal and India where he began to study the Dharma in Kopan Monastery and the Tibetan language at both Dharamsala and Sera Je Monastery in South India. He has served in several centers around the world in Spain, UK, France, Nepal, etc. He has completed many retreats and attended numerous teachings with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khandro-la and Ling Rinpoche as well as other teachers from different lineages and schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Venerable Kalden took ordination with Lama Zopa Rinpoche in January 2020 and gelong (full ordination) with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in March 2023. He is following Rinpoche’s advice to help FPMT in whatever way possible. He continues to dedicate his life and unify his Dharma studies and skills with the wish to help coordinate different FPMT projects all over the world and to help people find the precious authentic Dharma and apply it to their minds so they can achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. Venerable Kalden is a certified lawyer and accountant and holds an MBA in corporate finance.