Latest Episodes
Pilgrimage : Deepening Wisdom and Compassion – Ep. 162
Teaching from the pilgrimage sites in Bodhgaya Professor Thurman opens this podcast with a discussion of how the Buddha redefined the concept of truth...
Alcoholics Anonymous, Buddhism + Powerlessness – Ep. 161
In this two part podcast Mark Epstein M.D. joins Professor Thurman for a dialog on the Buddhist & Alcoholics Anonymous perspectives on addiction, depression,...
Super Knowledge For Busy People : Buddhism 101 – Ep. 159
In this recording from his early days at Columbia University Professor Thurman explores Indo-Tibetan Buddhism in the intellectual setting of ancient India and Tibet,...
Science Fiction as Sadhana : Buddhist Inner Sciences – Ep. 158
Recounting stories from his last day teaching at Columbia University Robert AF Thurman opens this two part podcast with a discussion of Tsongkhapa’s “Essence...
Bliss Suspicion & The Three Types of Justice – Ep. 157
Contrasting our modern materialistic terminal lifestyle which denies the interconnection of sensitive beings + the possibility of past + future lives with that of...
Compassion + The Intrinsic Reality of Miss Piggy – Ep. 156
Examining cultural norms through the lens of compassion, when grounded in the Centrist mind training perspectives of India + Tibet can transform one’s relationship...