Bob Thurman Podcast

#33 The Bob Thurman Podcast - Peace IX

"There is no higher happiness than peace," the Buddha said. In this podcast, Bob explores how the Blade Wheel teachings can help conquer one's identity addiction and self-absolutization by inducing Yamantaka, the terminator of death.
Recorded at Menla Mountain Retreat, October 2006.


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Peace Video #6

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Bob describes the realistic, practical therapy the Buddha outlines in the Four Noble Truths; and how peace is obtained by conquering the true enemy, one's habitual self. Recorded at Menla Mountain Retreat Center, October 2006.

#32 The Bob Thurman Podcast - Peace VIII

"There is no higher happiness than peace," the Buddha said. In this podcast, Bob explains the goal of the Blade Wheel Teaching as the eradication of selfishness and gives the example of the Tibetan ritual of sky burial. Bob also introduces us to Tara, one of the most powerful of female Buddhas and know as the "mother of liberation."
Recorded at Menla Mountain Retreat, October 2006.


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Repatriation Collection Gallery Tour - www.tibethouse.org

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Join Professor Thurman as he highlights selections from Tibet House New Yorks Repatriation Collection. In this podcast, you'll listen to Bob as you view classical Tibetan art from the 12-20th century, all generously donated to Tibet House by collectors, museums, foundations, dealers, Tibetan families, and anonymous benefactors for eventual return to the Tibetan people. This years show will feature tangka painting and statuary, ritual objects, and pieces reflecting the traditional secular arts and crafts common to the homes and lives of Tibetans. Recorded at Tibet House NY on Feb. 2, 2007. Photos courtesy of Emily Davidow. ©2007 Fresh Young Minds Inc.

#31 The Bob Thurman Podcast - Peace VII

"There is no higher happiness than peace," the Buddha said. In this podcast, Bob discusses the possibility of the Chinese Government allowing His Holiness the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet and making it possible for the Tibetans to practice Buddhism freely.
Recorded at Menla Mountain Retreat, October 2006.


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Peace Video #5

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Bob explains the dualistic nature of identity in Buddhism by comparing the relative-self to the absolute-self; and how our habit of "intrinsic identity" keeps us in the state known as Samsara. Recorded at Menla Mountain Retreat Center, October 2006.