Latest Episodes
Vimalakīrti’s Verses : Illusion-like Samadhi – Ep. 71
In this podcast Professor Thurman explores different stages of Buddhist meditation. When the ‘space-like equipoise samadhi’ disappears, what is there [left]? – Professor Thurman...
Pilgrimage : Tolerant Patience – What is it? – Ep. 70
In this podcast Robert A.F. Thurman talks about anger, patience and compassion. Explaining that the fuel for anger and intolerance is frustration and mental...
It’s Your Choice: to Be Happy, or to Be Miserable – Ep 69
In this podcast Professor Thurman reads and comments on an excerpt from The Avataṃsaka Sutra, which describes a cosmos of realms enfolding realms, infinite...
Genesis of Buddhism in Tibet – Ep 68
In this podcast Professor Thurman talks about causes and conditions which brought about Buddha’s teaching in Tibet, and how Buddhism transformed society. This episode...
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The Four Noble Truths & the Eightfold Path - Ep 67
In this episode Professor Thurman explains the cornerstone teachings of the Buddha: the teaching about the Four Noble Truths, and the teaching about the...
Do We Need to Believe in Past & Future Lives to Become Enlightened? – Ep. 66
Should we abandon traditional Buddhist views unproven by scientific materialism, labeling them antiquated and irrelevant? What would be the implications of doing so for...