Bob Thurman Podcast
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Sinopsis
Professor Robert A.F. Tenzin Thurmans official podcast covering diverse topics including Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhist Studies, spirituality, Tibetan Culture, Asian history, philosophy, Eastern Ideas, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. These podcasts include original content as well as selected highlights from his lectures and presentations given around the world. Thurman is a recognized worldwide authority on these subjects and is an eloquent advocate of the relevance of Eastern ideas to our daily lives. He is a leading voice of the value of reason, peace and compassion. He was named one of Time magazines 25 most influential Americans and has been profiled by The New York Times and People Magazine.
Episodios
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The Secret of Joy is Loving Resistance – Ep 92
12/11/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman discusses how to use the practice for the post-election result. This podcast was recorded on November 11, 2016 by Professor Thurman at his residence in […]
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Tibetan Buddhism Is Not Really Tibetan – Ep 91
05/11/2016Conventional terms for different types of Buddhism (Japanese, Chinese, American, etc) seem to imply that Buddhism was made in these countries, and that it is a product of Japan or […]
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A Loving Look of Compassion – Ep. 90
29/10/2016According to a Buddhist belief, we all have lived not just one, but many lives, an infinite amount of them. This means that every being has had a chance to […]
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Emptiness is not Nothingness – Ep 89
22/10/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman explains that Buddhism is not only a religion, but it is even more a science and a philosophy. He uses as an example the Buddhist concept of […]
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Realistic & Unrealistic Actions – Ep 88
15/10/2016Different actions bring about different results. Depending on these results, actions may be called skillful or unskillful, right or wrong, realistic or unrealistic. Positive types of actions (physical, verbal or […]
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Buddha’s Evolution Theory – Ep. 87
08/10/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman explains why karma is a biological theory. Karma doesn’t mean a fate, karma means causality. You shape how you are. You shape how you are […]
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Shantideva: The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, Part 2 – Ep. 86
29/09/2016This episode is a continuation of last week’s episode on Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. In this episode, Professor Thurman reads from Shantideva’s verses, dedicated to anger and […]
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Shantideva: The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, Part 1 – Ep. 85
22/09/2016Shantideva is the author of one of the most studied texts in the Buddhist canon — A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. In this episode, Professor Thurman reads from […]
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Emptiness Means Relativity – Ep 84
15/09/2016In this episode Professor Thurman explains that a Buddhist concept of “emptiness” or “voidness” doesn’t mean a “no state” apart from everything, or “nothingness”. Emptiness means that everything is empty […]
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Pilgrimage : The Four Transcendences – Ep. 83
09/09/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman discusses a famous Buddhist concept of the “four transcendences,” or the “four thoughts that change the mind”: 1. The preciousness of the human life of […]
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Pilgrimage : Ten Skillful Actions – Ep. 82
03/09/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman explains how we can apply the tenfold path of positive/skillful evolutionary actions to shape our lives in a positive direction and improve our evolutionary conditions. […]
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Faith, Doubt, Skepticism & Intuition – Ep 81
27/08/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman discusses the importance of right understanding of faith, the ability to apply doubt and skepticism on the Buddhist path without taking it to the extreme […]
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How Free Are We in Our Choices? – Ep 80
20/08/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman explains how freedom in our choices depends on whether we are living consciously or unconsciously. There is no such thing as “meant to be”, however, […]
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Bare Awareness – Ep 79
12/08/2016In this podcast professor Thurman introduces great Buddhist masters Vasubandhu and Dignaga. Vasubandhu was a brother of the famous Asangha, who met with the future Buddha Maitreya. Vasubandhu wrote a […]
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Roadmap for the Bardo: Tibetan Book of the Dead – Ep. 78
06/08/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman teaches how each of us creates causes and conditions throughout our life, and how the consequences of those causes will go with us as our […]
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The Enlightenment of the Buddha – Ep. 77
29/07/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman reads a description of Buddha’s Enlightenment from his translations found in “The Jewel Tree of Tibet” providing historical & meditative context. Professor Thurman goes on […]
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No Eye, No Ear, No Nose: Buddhism On Emptiness – Ep. 76
22/07/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman teaches the meaning of the cornerstone Buddhist concept of “emptiness.” Many people confuse it with the idea of nothingness; Professor Thurman points out, and continues: experientially, […]
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Tibetan Book of the Dead – What Is It About? Ep. 75
15/07/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman talks about the Tibetan Book of the Dead. The Tibetan name of this book — The Bardo Thodol — literally means The Book of Natural […]
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Re-creating the World of Suffering as Bliss – Ep. 74
08/07/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman explains three steps to re-create the world of suffering as the world of bliss. The first step is seeing true selflessness or emptiness — the […]
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The Preciousness of Human Life – Ep 73
01/07/2016In this podcast Professor Thurman explains why, according to the Buddha, the human life is precious. Being able to change oneself by opening to a new insight; having intelligence, which […]