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An outline of everyday Buddhist spiritual practice in the framework of the five Spiritual Faculties (contrasted with the five Yogas of Hinduism). Is such a life possible in the West?
Talk given in 1966.
This talk is part of the series Introducing Buddhism.
| 1. | Introducing Buddhism (2:55) | |
| 2. | Buddhists should be alive: an example from India; the deadly grip of routine in the West (7:59) | |
| 3. | The effect of our senses (indriyas) on us (4:05) | |
| 4. | The five spiritual senses or faculties (3:13) | |
| 5. | Faith (shraddha) (9:09) | |
| 6. | Three kinds of wisdom (prajna) (10:41) | |
| 7. | Energy in pursuit of the good (virya); the story of Indra and the squirrel (5:53) | |
| 8. | Concentration and meditation (samadhi); the four similes for the four dhyanas (9:34) | |
| 9. | Mindfulness (smriti) (3:58) | |
| 10. | The interplay of the five faculties (2:48) | |
| 11. | The five faculties compared to the Hindu yogas (7:36) | |
| 12. | Balancing our Buddhist activities (3:45) | |
| 13. | Five types of activities to help develop the five spiritual faculties (3:30) |
Total running time: 1:15:06
