In this podcast Professor Thurman examines the modern scientific perspective on reincarnation (the Buddhist Belief in Past & Future Life), the work of Hermann von Helmholtz on the vital principle and their context within Western religious doctrine.
Analyzing the idea of non-existence after death and prior to conception, Robert A.F. Thurman discusses the requirement to re-calibrate one's understanding of life in order for the mind training practices of the Buddha to become useful.Buddhism 101: Buddhist Belief in Past & Future Life Photo by Filip Wolak via Flickr.
Recorded in Ladakh during Robert Thurman’s 2014 Kalachakra Trip with GeoEx Adventure Travel & is apart of the ‘Buddhism 101’ Series using classic teachings from Robert A.F. Thurman to elucidate basic concepts of the tradition.
Buddhism 101: Buddhist Belief in Past & Future is apart of the Buddhism 101 series using classic teachings from the archives of Robert A.F. Thurman to elucidate basic concepts of the tradition.
In this episode Robert A.F. Thurman sits down with Carolyn Sharp to discuss relationships, mindfulness and meditation. Carolyn Sharp always knew she wanted a...
In this extended archive recording from the Annual New Year’s Tibet House US Dharma and Yoga Retreat held at Menla Retreat Professor Thurman, Sharon...
Tantric Buddhism is known as the fast path, meaning that it is possible to become enlightened in one or a few lives, instead of...
