Buddhistisches Tor Berlin Podcast

In this talk, Padmavajra explores how to approach the nature of the Buddha through the Five Jinas.

In diesem Vortrag, gehalten am Buddha- Fest 2025, teilt Dharmasara seine Vision für das Buddhistische Tor Berlin mit.

A few weeks ago, Padmasagara gave a talk on the Buddha’s encounter with a hateful dragon or ‘naga’ inside a fire chamber in a woodland camp. Throughout the night they both produced smoke and flames, and it looked like nobody would get out alive.The naga wanted to destroy the Buddha!But the Buddha tamed its fury through the power of loving-kindness.In the morning, he coolly stepped out of the fire chamber with the naga curled up asleep inside his begging bowl. The end.But actually that’s not the end of the story! It’s merely the beginning…This week, Padmasagara will be continuing this tale from the life of the Buddha, which introduces us to other characters, strange lights in the sky, miraculous events, near-death experiences, and much more.

If you ever feel that things get too hot to handle, or that events and experiences have a tendency to burn, or that you find yourself confronted by ‘Dragons’ (whether externally or internally) then this might be a helpful talk for you!Padmasagara will be drawing on eastern and western imaginative traditions and telling stories from the life of the Buddha to illustrate how it’s the power of Love that can help us find fulfillment in a burning world.

The first couple of meetings the Buddha had on the road after attaining Enlightenment might not be what you were expecting at all. And the fact that they have been kept at the forefront of the tradition can gives one confidence in Buddhism somehow…In this talk, Tarapalita follows the Buddha from the Bodhi Tree to the Deer Park where the Buddha first successfully managed to communicate what he had discovered.

Imagination is perhaps the most powerful and important aspect of human consciousness. It allows us to ‘become’ another and experience their life like our own. This is the real foundation of love. And can we love and be loved by chat gpt? Join Tarapalita this week to find out.

Discover how meditation can transform your life, both on and off the cushion. Explore the difference between calming and insight practices, and redefine samadhi as being fully present. Learn the six uplifting qualities of samadhi and how they can provide stability during tough times. Uncover strategies to navigate difficult emotions and let go of stories that fuel them. Finally, understand the importance of nurturing positive mental qualities to reshape your mind and reduce self-judgment.

Why do people worship the Buddha if he is not a god? What might Enlightenment actually look and feel like? How do we free ourselves from the suffering caused by clinging?Tarapalita takes us on a journey through all this and more.

I will look at these 3 words and draw out how they relate to 3 sets of Buddhist teachings.Talk by Arthaketu

The Buddha talks about 7 kinds of suffering. The 7th is the suffering of not getting what one wants. So I would like you to pay attention to that when it hsppens. What is that like when we dont get what we want?. What thoughts arise?, what emotions arise? and very importantly how does that feel in the body? Also notice your relationship to all those things. Your thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations. How are you relating to them?This will lead us into the theme of the talk. Seeing suffering, ending suffering.