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The Music of Impermanence in the Six Realms
Episode 1341
Bhadra describes the six realms as a mirror in which to fully know the particulars of our own self created universe. Here, we learn how the presenc…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
The Symbol of the Wheel of Life
Episode 1340
Maitreyi's visit to the Mid Essex Buddhist Centre, talking about communicating through symbols, this time round through the hub of the wheel of life…
6 months ago
Taming Spirits and Demons
Episode 1379
Vishvapani talks here about the Buddha's response to society's need for protection from demons the spirit world. Excerpted from the talk The Buddh…
6 months, 1 week ago
Mara the Mischief Maker
Episode 1378
Dharmacharini Vidyajyoti, who passed away in 2010, offers a sparkling talk on a key part of the Buddha's legendary life story - his encounter with…
6 months, 1 week ago
Conquering Mara
Episode 1378
The full moon in May is celebrated as the anniversary of the Buddha's Enlightenment and his victory over the demon Mara. Sangharakshita explains w…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
We Cannot Live in Isolation
Episode 1377
Khemasuri explores the message of Transforming the World in The Sutra of Golden Light at Sangha Night, Sheffield Buddhist Centre 2008. Excerpted fr…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Let the Sutra Come Through Like a Dream
Episode 1376
Here Vajratara encourages her audience to enter a Mahayana text like one would reflect on a dream. Excerpted from the talk The Sutra of Golden Li…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Destroy All Your Ideas of Reality
Episode 1375
Taranita explores the historic and mythic origins of the Heart Sutra, the emergence of the Mahayana in the context of a Buddhist orthodoxy, emptine…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Emptiness of Sunyata
Episode 1374
Chandana talks about the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras, a category of Sutras in the Mahayana tradition. Exerted from the talk A Hitchhiker's Guide to…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Spontaneous Expression of Creativity
Episode 1373
With his customary dry wit and sharp eye, Abhaya leads us on the crazy paving path through the Diamond Sutra - a text guaranteed to turn your worl…
7 months ago