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The Dhammapada

This text is the key to all later Buddhist teachings. It has an authority in the Buddhist canon which is equivalent to the New Testament in Christianity. It dates from the life time of the Buddha and consists of teachings he himself gave which were then remembered and later written down, at last by 300 BC. It consists of 26 chapters, each with numerous verses, and corers all aspects of the spiritual path. It is like a complete manual for ethics, the onward evolution of consciousness and how to purify negative karma, both from oneself and others. It emphasizes compassion, love, right intention, the 8 fold path of Buddhist teachings and the need to set one's actions in the cosmic context of infinite wisdom potential. The current commentator, who has studied and taught Buddhist philosophy for some 40 years, sums up a life time of studies in this radical new Commentary which makes the Dhammapada come alive for this and future generations. He reinterprets the phrase "Buddhist" as someone who has awakened their higher intellectual faculties (Buddhi) and thus qualifies as a Cosmic Intellectual. The Dhammapada is thus revealed as a precious teaching which each spiritual seeker on the planet, not matter what your religion or philosophy, can benefit from as we strive to activate our "Cosmic Intellect" and not be burdened by negative thoughts, ideas and fears. The Dhammapada has influenced all schools of Buddhism since first it appeared , and may well have even been known as a text by Christ, who some commentators speculate studied at Taxila University. Many passages have strong echoes to Christ's later teachings. Recorded during the time of planetary lock down due to Coronoavirus this commentary comes at a particularly relevant time for our era. The commentator is coordinator of the World Intellectual Forum for Europe. Many "new age" thinkers are against intellect. But Aristotle said the active intellect is the only part of us that lives immortally (nous). This is precisely what "Buddhi" means, and one who activates it achieves Enlightenment, These profound concepts are given an experiential and theoretic explanation in this pioneering commentary.
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1Reading of Chapter 1 (The Twin Verses)7m 18s
2Commentary on Chapter 1 (The Twin Verses)43m 24s
3Reading of Chapter 2 (Watchfulness)3m 53s
4Commentary on Chapter 2 (Watchfulness)33m 53s
5Reading of Chapter 3 (Mind)3m 16s
6Commentary on Chapter 3 (Mind)33m 58s
7Reading of Chapter 4 (Flowers)1m 3s
8Commentary on Chapter 4 (Flowers) (1)3m 51s
9Commentary on Chapter 4 (Flowers) (2)5m 16s
10Commentary on Chapter 4 (Flowers) (3)31m 11s
11Reading of Chapter 5 (The Fool)4m 23s
12Commentary on Chapter 5 (The Fool)39m 24s
13Reading of Chapter 6 (The Wise Man)4m 30s
14Commentary on Chapter 6 (The Wise Man)29m 57s
15Reading of Chapter 7 (Infinite Freedom)3m 17s
16Commentary on Chapter 7 (Infinite Freedom)19m 36s
17Reading of Chapter 8 (Better than a Thousand...)3m 50s
18Commentary on Chapter 8 (Better than a Thousand...)18m 43s
19Reading of Chapter 9 (Good and Evil)3m 50s
20Commentary on Chapter 9 (Good and Evil)32m 48s
21Reading of Chapter 10 (Life)4m 20s
22Commentary on Chapter 10 (Life)24m 40s
23Reading of Chapter 11 (Beyond Life)3m 16s
24Commentary on Chapter 11 (Beyond Life)26m 58s
25Reading of Chapter 12 (Self Possession)3m 3s
26Commentary on Chapter 12 (Self Possession)29m 34s
27Reading of Chapter 13 (Arise and Watch)3m 25s
28Commentary on Chapter 13 (Arise and Watch)29m 39s
29Reading of Chapter 14 (The Buddha)5m 25s
30Commentary on Chapter 14 (The Buddha)41m 47s