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In this moving talk Jnanavaca relates events in Joe Simpson's popular mountaineering book 'Touching the Void' to aspects of Buddhist practice. look out for some wonderful quotes - from T.E. Lawrence to Einstein. Inspiring stuff all round...
Talk given at Padmaloka Retreat Centre, 2004
| 1. | Touching the Void; ways of looking at spiritual life (5:05) | |
| 2. | Climbing a mountain; ideals (5:16) | |
| 3. | Naivety and cynicism; a reading from Albert Einstein; personal experience - egotism (5:51) | |
| 4. | The descent (6:35) | |
| 5. | Maturing idealism (4:36) | |
| 6. | Einstein on interdependence (1:38) | |
| 7. | Falling into space; Amoghasiddhi (6:32) | |
| 8. | Cutting the rope; taking responsibility (5:32) | |
| 9. | Personal experience - facing fear (4:47) | |
| 10. | Falling deeper into the dark (7:01) | |
| 11. | Crawling down the mountain; positive pride (1:40) | |
| 12. | At the bottom; humiliation (5:02) | |
| 13. | Losing yourself (7:20) | |
| 14. | Einstein on compassion (1:29) |
Total running time: 1:08:24
