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Acceptance of the Whole Buddhist Tradition
Episode 1321
Vishvapani's usual good-natured and reflective approach is just the thing to start us off as he looks at how Sangharakshita's initiative in founding…
1 year, 1 month ago
Verses of Going for Refuge
Episode 1320
Vajradevi leads a beautiful sevenfold puja compiled by Maitrisiddhi from the Pali Canon. Here, we participate in verses expressing our Going for Re…
1 year, 1 month ago
Stepping into a Vision of Going for Refuge
Episode 1319
Padmasagara explores the awe-inspiring vision behind the image of the Refuge Tree, connecting it to Sangharakshita's great insight into the central…
1 year, 1 month ago
We Are Just Buddhists - An Ecumenical Approach
Episode 1318
In his first public appearance since his eyesight began to deteriorate, Sangharakshita begins this new talk with reflections on his blindness, dis…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Kalama Sutta
Episode 1317
In exploring the nature of tradition in Buddhism, from the Kalama Sutta to the modern day, and the tension between tradition and adaptation in an eve…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fear and Dread Sutta
Episode 1316
Kulaprabha explores death of our fixed, bounded self, the self that is made up of bundled habits and preferences and views - especially views about…
1 year, 1 month ago
No Protection Needed
Episode 1315
Buddhism is sometimes seen as weak or negative. Using examples from the Pali Canon and Mahayana texts, this lecture shows that, on the contrary, her…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Warrior Aspect of the Spiritual Life
Episode 1314
Padmavajra's wonderful series on the Dhammapada, the most popular of early Buddhist texts. All of the Buddha's core teachings are here - held in hea…
1 year, 1 month ago
Buddhavagga (from the Dhammapada)
Episode 1313
Beautifully read by Sangharakshita, these readings are taken from the oldest scriptural texts and evoke the real spirit of early Buddhism - the str…
1 year, 1 month ago
We Are All Looking for the Light
Episode 1312
Flowers naturally grow towards the light. The more we open to our true potential the more we open to the light of truth, of love, and of awareness. …
1 year, 2 months ago