About the interview
In this online interview, the second in a series titled "Conversations on Buddha-Nature," Lopen Dr. Karma Phuntsho discusses themes of freedom, spirituality, and buddha-nature with world-renowned Buddhist scholar, translator, writer, and activist Robert Thurman.
Clips from the interview
Robert Thurman: On His First Encounter with the Concept of Buddha-Nature
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Robert Thurman: On the Western Understanding of Buddha-Nature
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Robert Thurman: On the Reception of Buddhism in the West
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Robert Thurman: On Buddha-Nature as a Potential Unifying Concept among the World's Religions
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Robert Thurman: On Buddha-Nature and the Risk of It Being Used to Build Further Egoism
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Robert Thurman: On Buddha-Nature as a Positive Philosophical Concept
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Robert Thurman: On His Own Spiritual Practice
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Robert Thurman: On the Different Conceptions of Buddha-Nature within the Various Schools of Tibetan Buddhism
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Robert Thurman: On How Buddha-Nature Can Help Us to Cope with Depression and Stress
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