What´s the Point of Buddha Images?

What´s the Point of Buddha Images?

Why do so many people love Buddha statues so much in the modern West? You see them everywhere. Many people have Buddha statues and images in their living spaces without knowing anything about Buddhism or even considering themselves Buddhists. In this Episode Tarapalita Explorer this subject further.

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From London 1968 to Kreuzberg Today: The Story of Our Sangha

From London 1968 to Kreuzberg Today: The Story of Our Sangha

Talk given by Sanghadarshini on 2026-04-04. An evening in April 1968 marked the beginning of something new in Western Buddhism: the founding of the Triratna Buddhist Order, a spiritual community roote...

28 Huhti 37min

Mantra: the Short Path to Awakening

Mantra: the Short Path to Awakening

Talk given by Padmasagara on 2026-04-11. Buddhist mantras are often misunderstood. It can look like singing, prayer, or a superficial kind of magic and mysticism. But it’s none of these.In this talk, ...

21 Huhti 55min

Facing Fear: Lessons from the Charnel Ground

Facing Fear: Lessons from the Charnel Ground

Talk given by Tarapalita on 2026-02-14.What are you afraid of: death, loss, or even your own potential? In this talk, Tarapalita explores how the Buddhist tradition encourages turning directly toward ...

14 Huhti 40min

In the Footsteps of the Buddha and my Teacher

In the Footsteps of the Buddha and my Teacher

Talk given by Simharava on 2026-03-14. What does it really mean to be on a journey?In this talk, Simharava reflects on a recent trip to India through the lens of three interwoven journeys. The first t...

7 Huhti 53min

A Buddhist’s Response to Global Crises, Part 2

A Buddhist’s Response to Global Crises, Part 2

Talk given by Padmasagara on 2026-03-28. Is it really possible to be happy in a world that is full of suffering?In this second talk on a Buddhist response to global crises, Padmasagara turns from the ...

31 Maalis 54min

A Buddhist’s Response to Global Crises

A Buddhist’s Response to Global Crises

Talk given by Padmasagara on 2026-03-21. After 15 years of practice, Padmasagara asks a difficult question: what difference has it really made, in a world marked by ongoing crisis?Reflecting on the Fi...

24 Maalis 53min

5 Obstacles, 5 Friends

5 Obstacles, 5 Friends

Talk given by Arthaketu on 2026-03-07. In this talk, Arthaketu explores the Buddhist teaching of the five hindrances, the mental obstacles that prevent us from entering deeper states of meditation and...

17 Maalis 47min

Breaking Habits without Breaking Down

Breaking Habits without Breaking Down

Talk given by Padmasagara on 2026-02-28. In this talk, Padmasagara picks up threads from his last talk on The Wheel of Life and turns to the story of the Japanese Zen master Hakuin, who at one point i...

11 Maalis 55min

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