Latest Episodes
Universal Militarism Versus Demilitarized Society – Ep. 53
According to Professor Thurman, the only effective institutional opposition to militarism in the history of humanity has been monasticism. He argues that monastic institutions...
Pureland and Lotus Sutras : Buddhism 101 – Ep. 52
In this podcast Professor Thurman talks about the history and meaning of the Pureland Sutra and the Lotus Sutra. Sutras are canonical scriptures, regarded...
MLK, Buddhism and Non-Violence – Ep. 51
In this podcast Professor Robert A.F. Thurman shares his knowledge of the history of non-violence & Buddhism and their influence on the social and...
Emptiness of Emptiness – Ep. 50
In this episode Professor Thurman explains the concept of emptiness. Sometimes people think if they have an experience where things seem to melt into...
Becoming Conscious of the Unconscious – Ep. 49
In this episode Professor Thurman discusses how to deepen our mental realism about what we are, what our inner world & processes are by...
Saints and Miracles : Tilopa, Marpa & Milarepa – Ep. 48
In this podcast Professor Thurman shares the stories of great sinners transforming into great saints, of work-ability of the human mind and preciousness of...