Latest Episodes
Working With Enemies: Skillful Means & Reincarnation – Ep 98
Sharon Salzberg & Robert Thurman lead a dialog on the concept of skillful means & answer questions about Buddhist reincarnation through story telling &...
Lovingkindness For Your Enemies – Ep 97
In this podcast Professor Thurman & Sharon Salzberg discuss the practice of lovingkindness meditation and it’s power to change one’s relationship with difficult people,...
Reciting the Tibetan Book of the Dead – Ep. 96
In this podcast Professor Thurman leads a recitation from his translation of “The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Book of Natural Liberation...
Fierce Deities Of Buddhism in The Tibetan Book of the Dead – Ep 95
In this podcast Professor Thurman explores the concept of fierce protector deities used in Buddhist practices found in the traditional “Tibetan Book of The...
The Buddha’s Path Summarized – Ep 94
In this episode Professor Thurman examines the twelve verse summary of the Buddhist path as found the 12th Century “Essence of Eloquence” transcribed to...
Buddha’s Reputation of Suffering – Ep 93
In this podcast Professor Thurman examines the historical Buddha’s exploration of the nature of reality & dispels the common misunderstanding of his core discovery....