For those of you who aren't familiar with Robert Thurman's work--aside from fathering Uma--he's one of the most distinguished Tibetanists in the world. He's retired from Columbia, but has remained a major force in the field of Tibetan studies and human spirituality in general. I've never had the pleasure of meeting the man, but I feel as though I know him in one sense because of the books he's written--some of which are personal in nature, and most all of which are personally compelling. Most recently, I've discovered his Podcasts, which are now on my iPod and accompany me wherever I go.
I can't recommend them highly enough. As our meditation and study groups (the one that meets on Sunday and the one that meets on Wednesday) have been addressing some of the traditional Tibetan philosophical texts, I thought it might be helpful to listen to Thurman on the subject of the three kinds of wisdom. Click here, and scroll down to podcast # 58. It's an MP3 file so you can download it and listen to it in several ways. You can spend the next several weeks going through these podcasts, and you won't be disappointed.
The video podcasts are equally good, but they address a specific text ("The Holy Teachings of Vimalakirti"), which I have recently read and found very helpful, and which I can recommend as well. The visual dimension of Thurman's teaching I find engaging too--watch one of the video podcasts, and I think you'll agree.
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