Robert Thurman, renowned Tibetan scholar, president of Tibet House, and longtime personal friend of the Dalai Lama, presents a bold, reciprocal five-point plan for establishing Tibet’s genuine autonomy within China, letting China renew its image with the world by allowing the Dalai Lama to ...
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Continuing with the teaching of Vimalakirti, Bob introduces Shari Putra, who delineates the differences between the Vedanta, dualistic, and Mahayana, non-dual, traditions of Buddhism.
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Continuing his translation of the teaching of Vimalakirti, Bob explores what he calls the 'Buddhaverse,' who created it and what happened when Buddha met Brahma.
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In introducing his translation of the teaching of Vimalakirti, Bob tells a story of the Buddha; When he made a planetarium out of parasols to show others the nature of reality.Recorded at Tibet House U.S., March, 2007.
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Bob explains how blind faith is considered irrational in Buddhism because it contends with our common sense; And why our convictions can keep us from being critical of reality.
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Continuing with the teaching of Vimalakirti, Bob explains how the Buddhist theory of evolution is similar to Darwin's; but differs greatly on a personal, karmic level.
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Concluding the first chapter of Vimalakirti, Bob explores how Buddhism as a philosophy can explain why a being as powerful as the Buddha can't magically make the world perfect.
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