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Posted by Viriyalila

On the Threshold of Enlightenment

April 14th, 2012

Free Buddhist Audio This weeks FBA Podcast, “On the Threshold of Enlightenment” is part of the pivotal by “Aspects of the Bodhisattva Ideal” series delivered by Sangharakshita in 1969. This lecture describes dhyana (meditation), and prajna (Wisdom), the fifth and sixth perfections.

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Posted in Blogroll, Free Buddhist Audio, Podcasts | Tags: bodhisattva, Meditation, Perfections, Wisdom
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On the Threshold of Enlightenment

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MrB said: On April 25, 2012

I do believe all the ideas you have presented on your post. They’re really convincing and can definitely work. Nonetheless, the posts are very short for starters. May you please lengthen them a bit from subsequent time? Thank you for the post.
Viriyalila said: On April 26, 2012

Thanks for listening in, we appreciate your comment. The Dharmabytes Podcasts are intended to be short excerpts from the full length talks. We provide the link to the original talk in the post for your convenience.

You might also like to subscribe to our weekly FBA Podcast featuring a full talk every Saturday: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/community/podcasts

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