Touching the Void
Padmaloka Retreat Centre 01:08:16
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- 1 Touching the Void; ways of looking at spiritual life 05:05
- 2 Climbing a mountain; ideals 05:16
- 3 Naivety and cynicism; a reading from Albert Einstein; personal experience - egotism 05:51
- 4 The descent 06:35
- 5 Maturing idealism 04:35
- 6 Einstein on interdependence 01:37
- 7 Falling into space; Amoghasiddhi 06:31
- 8 Cutting the rope; taking responsibility 05:31
- 9 Personal experience - facing fear 04:46
- 10 Falling deeper into the dark 07:01
- 11 Crawling down the mountain; positive pride 01:39
- 12 At the bottom; humiliation 05:02
- 13 Losing yourself 07:19
- 14 Einstein on compassion 01:28
Talk Details
In this moving talk Jnanavaca relates events in Joe Simpson's popular mountaineering book 'Touching the Void' to aspects of Buddhist practice. look out for some wonderful quotes - from T.E. Lawrence to Einstein. Inspiring stuff all round...
Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004
