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Commenting on the significance of spiritual communities throughout history, Sangharakshita brings a much-needed Buddhist perspective to bear.
N.B. Poor original recording.
Talk given in 1978.
| 1. | The advantage of coming together (11:34) | |
| 2. | Different ways of looking at history (5:13) | |
| 3. | The Axial Age: the appearance of outstanding individuals (10:42) | |
| 4. | The dialectical relationship between the group and the spiritual community (4:23) | |
| 5. | Various spiritual communities arising around the Mediterranean and the Middle East (4:07) | |
| 6. | Manicheism (5:36) | |
| 7. | The Buddhist spiritual community (3:05) | |
| 8. | The Christian spiritual community (7:39) | |
| 9. | The Sufi spiritual community (1:20) | |
| 10. | The battle with the group (4:25) |
Total running time: 58:04
