The Christian Passion is a dramatic story touching on powerful emotions. Is there a similar drama in the Buddha’s story?
Buddha the Superhero
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Talks
Right Speech: new online talk for Tricycle
My online retreat on Tricycle.com is in its third week with a talk on Communicating with Meaning. This talk and last week’s are only for Tricycle members, but the first talk – Communicating with Truthfulness – is available to all. Next week’s talk is on...
Trouble in the Sangha: the Quarrel at Kausambi
When the monks of Kausambi started feuding, the Buddha told them that responding with loving kindness was more important than who was right. This talk explores Sangha, or spiritual community and the practice of facing its difficulties
Video: Seeking the Buddha in History
The Buddha of history is not the same as the archetypal Buddha, but we can come close to him through the words he left behind and though imagination. This was a keynote talk at the 2011 Triratna Buddhist Order Convention and reveals the Buddha to be a man of humour and …