Buddha’s Speech: Exploring Buddhist Sutras – Ep. 217

In this episode Robert A.F. Thurman gives an introduction to the Buddhist system of three higher educations or trainings using the " Heart Sutra " as a portal to unpacking the differences between sutra and tantra in an easy to understand manner for those of all traditions. Podcast includes a discussion of the value and place of cognitive dissonance within meditation , a short history of the oral, written and esoteric traditions of Buddhism and an exploration of the the wisdom and compassion teachings found throughout Buddhist sutra and tantra. Episode concludes with a reading of the work of Hilda "H.D." Doolittle by Gary Gach . Buddha's Speech : Exploring Buddhist Sutras - Ep. 217 of the Bob Thurman Podcast Image by Tenzing Rigdol . Buddha's Speech : Exploring Buddhist Sutras - Ep. 217 of the Bob Thurman Podcast is excerpted from a series of talks given during the Dalai Lama's teachings in Russia, recorded in Riga, Latvia, 2018 .