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Episode 749
How can we have a whole life of value and of meaning?
Subhadramati explores the essential integration of arts and asceticism that Sangharakshita stru…
6 years, 6 months ago
A Single Slash of Anger
Episode 748
Hatred or ill-will arises when something gets in the way of something we desire. From a mild irritation at being inconvenienced, to violent anger, co…
6 years, 7 months ago
Patience, Pride and Evil Actions
Episode 747
Here Vairocana shares thoughts on patience, pride and evil actions as described in the Bodhicaryavatara, verse 21. Shantidevi reflects that compassi…
6 years, 7 months ago
Making the Darkness Conscious
Episode 746
Suryadarshini takes us into the forest to meet our shadows, drawing on traditional Buddhist sources and popular cultural references. Her personal app…
6 years, 7 months ago
Walking Through a Wall of Fire
Episode 745
Using the aphorism of Sangharakshita, Peace is a Fire, Sujayini takes us on a journey of personal growth and transformation.
From the talk Peace is …
6 years, 7 months ago
Love When There is No Reason to Love
Episode 744
Satyajyoti gives a talk on Ksanti, the patient forbearance that is the true antidote to anger and ill-will. She shares Santideva's advice on learnin…
6 years, 7 months ago
Being More in Tune with the Middle Way
Episode 743
Here Samantabhadri expertly and imaginatively tackles the theme of Wisdom, using the verses in the third section of Tsongkhapa's short text on the "T…
6 years, 7 months ago
Vasubandhu's Four Factors
Episode 742
Vasubandhu lived in northern India and Nepal in the 4th century CE. He was a renowned teacher in the Sarvastivadin School of Buddhism but later con…
6 years, 7 months ago
Merit Does Not Equal Insight
Episode 741
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 world up…
6 years, 7 months ago
The Dharma Door of Non-duality
Episode 740
The nature of ignorance and the nature of wisdom are the same. How do the Bodhisattvas enter the Dharma door of non-duality? Sangharakshita explains …
6 years, 7 months ago