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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Oct 15, 2016 • 0sec
Realistic & Unrealistic Actions – Ep 88
Different actions bring about different results. Depending on these results, actions may be called skillful or unskillful, right or wrong, realistic or unrealistic. Positive types of actions (physical, verbal or […]
Oct 8, 2016 • 0sec
Buddha’s Evolution Theory – Ep. 87
In this podcast Professor Thurman explains why karma is a biological theory. Karma doesn’t mean a fate, karma means causality. You shape how you are. You shape how you are […]
Sep 29, 2016 • 0sec
Shantideva: The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, Part 2 – Ep. 86
This episode is a continuation of last week’s episode on Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. In this episode, Professor Thurman reads from Shantideva’s verses, dedicated to anger and […]
Sep 22, 2016 • 0sec
Shantideva: The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, Part 1 – Ep. 85
Shantideva is the author of one of the most studied texts in the Buddhist canon — A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. In this episode, Professor Thurman reads from […]
Sep 15, 2016 • 0sec
Emptiness Means Relativity – Ep 84
In this episode Professor Thurman explains that a Buddhist concept of “emptiness” or “voidness” doesn’t mean a “no state” apart from everything, or “nothingness”. Emptiness means that everything is empty […]
Sep 9, 2016 • 0sec
Pilgrimage : The Four Transcendences – Ep. 83
In this podcast Professor Thurman discusses a famous Buddhist concept of the “four transcendences,” or the “four thoughts that change the mind”: 1. The preciousness of the human life of […]
Sep 3, 2016 • 0sec
Pilgrimage : Ten Skillful Actions – Ep. 82
In this podcast Professor Thurman explains how we can apply the tenfold path of positive/skillful evolutionary actions to shape our lives in a positive direction and improve our evolutionary conditions. […]
Aug 27, 2016 • 0sec
Faith, Doubt, Skepticism & Intuition – Ep 81
In this podcast Professor Thurman discusses the importance of right understanding of faith, the ability to apply doubt and skepticism on the Buddhist path without taking it to the extreme […]
Aug 20, 2016 • 0sec
How Free Are We in Our Choices? – Ep 80
In this podcast Professor Thurman explains how freedom in our choices depends on whether we are living consciously or unconsciously. There is no such thing as “meant to be”, however, […]
Aug 12, 2016 • 0sec
Bare Awareness – Ep 79
In this podcast professor Thurman introduces great Buddhist masters Vasubandhu and Dignaga. Vasubandhu was a brother of the famous Asangha, who met with the future Buddha Maitreya. Vasubandhu wrote a […]
