The Pattern of Buddhist Life and Work
Sangharakshita ( 1966 )
Part of the series Introducing Buddhism
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- 1 Introducing Buddhism 02:54
- 2 Buddhists should be alive: an example from India; the deadly grip of routine in the West 07:58
- 3 The effect of our senses (indriyas) on us 04:05
- 4 The five spiritual senses or faculties 03:12
- 5 Faith (shraddha) 09:09
- 6 Three kinds of wisdom (prajna) 10:40
- 7 Energy in pursuit of the good (virya); the story of Indra and the squirrel 05:52
- 8 Concentration and meditation (samadhi); the four similes for the four dhyanas 09:33
- 9 Mindfulness (smriti) 03:58
- 10 The interplay of the five faculties 02:48
- 11 The five faculties compared to the Hindu yogas 07:35
- 12 Balancing our Buddhist activities 03:45
- 13 Five types of activities to help develop the five spiritual faculties 03:29
Talk Details
An outline of everyday Buddhist spiritual practice in the framework of the five Spiritual Faculties (contrasted with the five Yogas of Hinduism). Is such a life possible in the West?
Talk given in 1966.
