Latest Episodes
Re-creating the World of Suffering as Bliss – Ep. 74
In this podcast Professor Thurman explains three steps to re-create the world of suffering as the world of bliss. The first step is seeing...
The Preciousness of Human Life – Ep 73
In this podcast Professor Thurman explains why, according to the Buddha, the human life is precious. Being able to change oneself by opening to...
What is Enlightenment? – Ep 72
In this podcast Professor Thurman teaches that enlightenment is not defined as awareness of space of light, which is somewhere else, not here, in...
Vimalakīrti’s Verses : Illusion-like Samadhi – Ep. 71
In this podcast Professor Thurman explores different stages of Buddhist meditation. When the ‘space-like equipoise samadhi’ disappears, what is there [left]? – Professor Thurman...
Pilgrimage : Tolerant Patience – What is it? – Ep. 70
In this podcast Robert A.F. Thurman talks about anger, patience and compassion. Explaining that the fuel for anger and intolerance is frustration and mental...
It’s Your Choice: to Be Happy, or to Be Miserable – Ep 69
In this podcast Professor Thurman reads and comments on an excerpt from The Avataṃsaka Sutra, which describes a cosmos of realms enfolding realms, infinite...