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The Heights and Depths in the Spiritual Life

by Sangharakshita

Under the influence of 'cyclic' conditionality, we oscillate between pairs of opposite factors, particularly between our conscious 'heights' and our unconscious 'depths'. It is vital that we integrate the depths and transform ourselves in the light of the heights.

N.B. Poor original recording.

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1. What are 'heights' and 'depths'? (9:09) 
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2. Relationship between consciousness and the unconscious (10:25) 
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3. Devotion and engaging the emotions (7:20) 
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4. The heights of the spiritual life (6:11) 
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5. The Noble Eightfold Path (3:15) 
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6. The Four Noble Paths (5:03) 
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7. The Yogachara and the Madhyamika schools (5:46) 
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8. Integrating the heights and the depths (3:31) 


Total running time: 50:40