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How do you get used to being Enlightened? What happened to the Buddha in the weeks after his breakthrough experience? Kamalasila explores these questions in two ways - using the framework of the Western Buddhist Order's system of meditation to shed light on the process that unfolded in the Bodhisattva's mind and body as Enlightenment dawned; and connecting us imaginatively with the symbolism and image of Muchalinda, the great serpent, coiling his body protectively round the meditating Buddha.
Please note, there are a few words missing around the start of this talk.
Talk given on the FWBO International Retreat at Taraloka, May 2008
| 1. | Introduction by Dhammarati (6:51) | |
| 2. | Have we really arrived? (9:19) | |
| 3. | A system of meditation (26:10) | |
| 4. | The Buddha and the serpent Muchalinda (24:59) |
Total running time: 1:07:19
