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Here's a talk by Ratnaprabha on leading the spiritual life, particularly in the context of preparing for ordination into an order, in this case the Western Buddhist Order. His main focus is Nagarjuna's five great stages of spiritual development as expounded in 'The Precious Garland'.
Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, March
| 1. | Going for Refuge (5:08) | |
| 2. | Ascending Borobodur Temple (8:13) | |
| 3. | Finding a Structure for Practice (6:47) | |
| 4. | Five Stages of Development (13:41) | |
| 5. | Moving Through the Stages (7:16) | |
| 6. | Origins of the Five Stages; Borobudur as symbol of the path and mandala (5:13) | |
| 7. | Practicing within the Buddha Mandala (6:59) | |
| 8. | Extending the Refuges (4:38) |
Total running time: 57:55
