Bob Thurman Podcast:
Robert A.F. Thurman
Professor Robert A.F. “Bob” Thurman’s official podcast covers diverse topics including Tibetan Buddhism, Buddhist Studies, spirituality, Tibetan Culture, Asian history, philosophy, Eastern Ideas, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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Mar 4, 2017 • 0sec
Force For Good : Buddhist Sciences – Ep. 108
A Special Losar (Tibetan New Year) Podcast celebrating the Fire Bird/Phoenix year with a detailed introduction to the Buddhist Sciences + the secular nature of the Historical Buddha’s teachings. In […]
Feb 25, 2017 • 0sec
Stress Relief for Buddhists – Ep 107
In this podcast Professor Thurman leads a reading of the early Pali Suttas known as the Digha Nikaya or The Long Discourses of the Buddha on the four foundations of […]
Feb 17, 2017 • 0sec
Buddhism 101: Theism & Nonviolence – Ep 106
In this podcast Professor Thurman gives a brief history of the Western discovery of Buddhism and how there have often been misrepresentations of its central ideas—Dharma (or Dhamma), nirvana, karma—confusions […]
Feb 11, 2017 • 0sec
Self & Selflessness – Ep 105
Professor Thurman begins this podcast with a detailed exploration of the concepts of absolute + relative realities as taught through the Buddhist Inner Sciences with commentary by Mark Epstein M.D.. […]
Feb 5, 2017 • 0sec
Nagas & The Qualities of Buddhahood – Ep 104
This podcast begins with an introduction to the Buddhist wisdom nagas by Professor Thurman through recounting a story from HH Dalai Lama‘s visit to Menla Mountain & concludes with a […]
Jan 27, 2017 • 0sec
Buddhism 101: Preciousness of Human Life – Ep 103
The historical Buddha taught that human life is precious and in this podcast Professor Thurman defines & elaborates this theme as taught by the Buddhists of Tibet. This podcast is […]
Jan 20, 2017 • 0sec
Inauguration & Women’s March – Ep. 102
A short guided meditation on the 2017 US Presidential Inauguration, the Women’s Marches held world wide & the historical context of the current global situation by Professor Robert A.F. Thurman. […]
Jan 15, 2017 • 0sec
Buddhism 101: Defining Enlightenment – Ep 101
The discovery of the historical Buddha not only posited the nature of reality but put forth a systematic method for individuals & society to transform themselves through enlightenment. In this […]
Jan 6, 2017 • 0sec
Six Session Yoga & Kalachakra – Ep 100
Professor Thurman guides a close reading of the ‘Six Session Guru Yoga’ it’s commitments for initiates of the Yoga and Highest Yoga tantras, explaining the bodhisattva and tantric vows taken […]
Dec 31, 2016 • 0sec
Exploring The Kalachakra – Ep. 99
The Kalachakra Tantra or “The Wheel of Time” teachings as preserved within the Tibetan Buddhist Vajrayana tradition are considered some of the most esoteric & significant series of initiations transmitted […]
