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Episode 789
We often get ideas about the symbolism of the vajra as being tight and willful. The language of determination can do that!
Jvalamalini looks at the i…
6 years, 2 months ago
Diamond Thunderbolt Way
Episode 788
Candradasa takes a personal look at aspects of magic in the East and West, considering its place in Buddhist history and practice and also its meetin…
6 years, 2 months ago
Journey of Internal Transformation
Episode 787
The 'Vajrayana' means 'the way of the vajra'. Satyalila explores and explains how the vajra symbolizes the capacity to transform our darkest and most…
6 years, 2 months ago
Dakini as Shapeshifter + Protector
Episode 786
Karunasara takes us into the timeless world of the Dakini Vajrayogini, with an explanation of the symbolic meanings found in Tantric imagery and visu…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Strength of Nothing Hidden
Episode 785
We often think that our best defense is to protect ourselves with a barrier between ourselves and the world. On the contrary, the dakini has the comp…
6 years, 2 months ago
Untimely Flowers
Episode 784
Here by Sangharakshita recounts one of the stories from the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, that of The Episode of Untimely Flowers. Reflections based around …
6 years, 2 months ago
The Buddha is Eternal
Episode 783
In this talk on the Buddha's parinirvana, Vadanya explores how we can use our imagination to have a real living connection with the Buddha, and how w…
6 years, 3 months ago
Return Journey
Episode 782
Aryajaya tells the story of The Myth of the Return Journey from the Lotus Sutra in illustrating the meaning and symbolism of Vajrasattva who is assoc…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Beauty of the Moment
Episode 781
The Buddha was a human being who by his own efforts discovered the path towards Enlightenment and was able to communicate this path for others to fol…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Buddha's Last Journey
Episode 780
The Maha Parinirvana Sutra contains a fairly detailed account of the Buddha’s last months of his earthly life. It follows him step by step -- where h…
6 years, 3 months ago