67 min listen
Stop Buying Stuff and Learn How to Be Happy Instead
Stop Buying Stuff and Learn How to Be Happy Instead
ratings:
Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Dec 1, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Our FBA Podcast this week is a window into the ancient art of happiness. In “ Stop Buying Stuff and Learn How to Be Happy Instead,” Ratnaguna explores alternatives to buying more stuff and hooking up to more electronic gadgetry… The Buddha repeatedly said that the only reason he taught was to alleviate suffering, and he in fact enumerated three level of happiness. This teaching is no longer simply an issue of personal growth – it has become vital to the future of our planet. Talk given at Manchester Buddhist Center, 2011 in a series of free public talks, Buddhism and the Big Questions.
Released:
Dec 1, 2012
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Three Visions of the Buddha: The Buddha as lover, as master of enchantments, as a vision of the sky. In this talk, Candradasa presents the story of the Buddha's life as a backdrop to three visions of practice, focussing on a progression through love and corresponding to the tradit... by Free Buddhist Audio