Latest Episodes
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The Ethics of Enlightened Self-Interest – Ep. 24
In this episode, Professor Thurman discusses Buddhist ethics, which he translates as the ten-fold path of skillful and unskillful action. Instead of right and...
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Buddhism 101 : Transforming Anger to Compassion – Ep. 23
One of the Dalai Lama’s slogans is: “If you want to be happy, be compassionate.” In this lecture, Professor Thurman discusses how to do...
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Buddhist Inner Sciences : Mis-knowing – Ep. 22
The Buddha’s Wheel of Dependent Origination describes the cycle of existence—the endless wheel of samsara and suffering. The first link on this wheel is...
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Pilgrimage : Buddhist Soul – Ep. 21
In this episode, Professor Robert A.F. Thurman responds to the question: “Does Buddhism believe in a soul?” Buddhism teaches that we have no inherent...
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Uncreated Mind : Buddhist Inner Sciences – Ep. 20
In this lecture, Professor Thurman explains the concept of non-duality, and that emptiness doesn’t mean we don’t have a mind. Emptiness means we have...
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The Danger of “Just Meditate!” – Ep. 19
Professor Thurman discusses the potential dangers of cultivating an empty mind without also developing proper understanding of what emptiness is. Just meditating with our...