Citing the on-going industrialized savagery occurring post World War II Professor Thurman uses the example of Communist China’s self-created conflict & the potential reconciliation with Tibet’s His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama as a possible model for all countries + nations to not only survive but thrive the modern age of mutually assured destruction.
This podcast is an excerpt from the talk “Civilizational Changes in the World” given by Robert Thurman in Moscow in 2012.
The song ‘Dancing Ling’ by Tenzin Choegyal from the album ‘Heart Sutra‘ (2004) by Ethno Super Lounge is used on the Bob Thurman Podcast with artist’s permission, all rights reserved.
Image from ‘Man Of Peace: The Illustrated Life of Tibet’s Fourteenth Dalai Lama‘ Graphic Novel by Robert Thurman, William Meyers & Michael G. Burbank, Published by Tibet House US + Hay House.
To learn more about + get your copy of the ‘Man of Peace’ Graphic novel please visit: www.tibethouse.us.
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Opening this podcast with an introduction to the Medicine Buddha and his long time co-teacher + friend Richard Freeman, Professor Thurman explore the connections...
In this episode Robert A.F. Thurman uses the Mahāsatipatthāna Sutta, the Buddha’s direct instructions on practicing meditation and developing mindfulness, as a gateway to...