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Professor Robert Thurman is an American Buddhist author and academic, highly regarded for his pioneering translations of Buddhist religious and philosophical material. TIME named Robert one of the 25 most influential Americans of 1997 calling him a, “larger-than-life scholar-activist destined to convey the dharma, the precious teachings of Siddhartha, from Asia to America.”
Bob is the first Westerner Tibetan Buddhist Monk ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who he first met in the early 1960’s. In 2020, Bob was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri Award for his help in recovering India’s ancient Buddhist heritage.
Bob’s most recent book is entitled, “Wisdom is Bliss: Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life”.
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0:00: Intro
2:28 Bob’s close friendship with the Dalai Lama
5:30 Altruism and longevity
7:11 Downloading consciousness into biological robots
8:47 The brain as interface with physical reality
12:20 The life and legacy of the Buddha
17:52 Enjoy pleasure instead of craving it
19:48 How to remember how to have fun again
21:59 Can anyone achieve enlightenment through meditation?
28:42 The Socratic method and the Buddhist dialectical method
32:57 The four fun facts of Buddhism
36:56 Bob’s theory on the mystery of dark matter
43:07 Reincarnation and the ego
52:03 What does it mean to die mindfully?
1:04:35 Don’t fear nothing because nothing can’t be experienced
1:08:32 Advice on healthy relationships and infinite love
1:12:42 Healthy skepticism toward religious or dogmatic ideas
1:19:47 The story of Arjuna in Buddhism
1:21:02 Enjoying the past even more than we did when it was the present
1:22:54 Mother Earth will miss us when we’re gone
1:25:03 “One Final Question”
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Buy the book! Wisdom is Bliss: Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life
Robert Thurman
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Professor Robert Thurman is an American Buddhist author and academic, highly regarded for his pioneering translations of Buddhist religious and philosophical material. TIME named Robert one of the 25 most influential Americans of 1997 calling him a, “larger-than-life scholar-activist destined to convey the dharma, the precious teachings of Siddhartha, from Asia to America.”
Bob is the first Westerner Tibetan Buddhist Monk ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who he first met in the early 1960’s. In 2020, Bob was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri Award for his help in recovering India’s ancient Buddhist heritage.
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0:00: Intro
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5:30 Altruism and longevity
7:11 Downloading consciousness into biological robots
8:47 The brain as interface with physical reality
12:20 The life and legacy of the Buddha
17:52 Enjoy pleasure instead of craving it
19:48 How to remember how to have fun again
21:59 Can anyone achieve enlightenment through meditation?
28:42 The Socratic method and the Buddhist dialectical method
32:57 The four fun facts of Buddhism
36:56 Bob’s theory on the mystery of dark matter
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52:03 What does it mean to die mindfully?
1:04:35 Don’t fear nothing because nothing can’t be experienced
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