Nirvana and Samsara Are the Same Thing

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2015

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Summary

Robert Thurman is a prolific author and professor at Columbia University, where he holds the first endowed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies. A close friend of the Dalai Lama, Robert is a cofounder of Tibet House in New York City, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the fragmented culture of Tibet. In this rollicking installment of Insights at the Edge, Robert and Tami Simon discuss how bliss is a fundamental component of our being, as well as how we can tap into that bliss in our everyday lives. They speak on how people can choose a career that keeps them close to their spiritual tradition and some of the pitfalls involved with becoming a full-time spiritual teacher. Finally, Robert and Tami talk about what exactly continues after reincarnation, and Robert clarifies some of the Dalai Lama’s recent comments about his next life. (90 minutes)

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0:00.0	This program is brought to you by sounds true.com.
0:04.0	At sounds true.com you can find hundreds of downloadable audio
0:08.0	learning programs, plus books, music, videos, and online courses, and events.
0:14.3	At sounds true.com, we think of ourselves
0:17.2	as a trusted partner on the spiritual journey,
0:20.2	offering diverse, in-depth, and life-changing wisdom.
0:24.0	Sounds True.com, guest is Robert Thurman.
0:44.9	Robert Thurman currently teaches at Columbia University and holds the first
0:49.9	endowed chair in Indo-Tibetan Buddhist studies.
0:54.2	A close friend of the Dalai Lama,
0:56.7	the New York Times called him
0:58.5	the Dalai Lama's man in America.
1:01.8	Robert Thurman is a co-founder of Tibet House in New York City, a cultural nonprofit organization
1:09.2	dedicated to preserving the endangered civilization of Tibet.
1:14.0	Robert Thurman is the author of many books,
1:16.5	including essential Tibetan Buddhism,
1:19.9	Inner Revolution, Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of real happiness, as well as many other
1:26.4	original books and translations of sacred Tibetan texts.
1:31.2	With sounds true, Robert has published several audio programs, including the jewel tree of Tibet,
1:39.0	making the world we want, and liberation upon hearing in the between living with the Tibetan Book of the
1:46.0	dead. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Robert and I spoke about bliss and how to tune to the bliss body in the midst of everyday life.
1:57.4	We also talked about the importance for deep spiritual practitioners to find careers that allow them to stay close to the teachings.
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