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Talking to Those Who Depart Through Death - Ep. 16
Robert A.F. Thurman leads a prayer for those who died in the Nepal earthquakes from The Tibetan Book of the Dead. In the Tibetan...
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Tsongkhapa : Father Philo & Mother Sophia - Ep. 15
Professor Thurman introduces the Essence of True Eloquence (drang nges legs bshad snying po), discussing his own personal experience encountering and translating the Tsongkhapa's...
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Buddhism 101: How Vajrayana & Tantra Works - Ep. 14
Professor Robert A,F, Thurman draws from his book, Brilliant Illumination of the Lamp of the Five Stages for a discussion on the distinctions between...
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Meditation & Mistaken Guru Yoga with Gelek Rimpoche - Ep. 13
Introducing the Vimalakīrti Nirdeśha Sūtra, Gelek Rimpoche and Professor Thurman discuss mistaken relationships with Buddhist gurus and books, particularly in the West. They offer...
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Buddhism 101: Reciting the Heart Sutra - Ep. 12
Buddhism's Heart Sutra is recited at the start of teachings, events & as a blessing. In this podcast Robert AF Thurman leads a recitation...
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Buddhism 101 : Meditation + Realization - Ep. 11
Professor Thurman speaks one on one to a student about meditation practices, quiescence (pali: samatha, sanskrit: śhamatha), insight (pali: vipassanā, sanskrit: vipaśhyanā) and meditative...