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Dr Nicholas Coleman lectures held at Kagyu
E-Vam Buddhist Institute |
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Contacts
@ Kagyu E-Vam Buddhist Institute | Return to Tapelist | |
Contacts
@ Maitripa Contemplative Centre Suellen Fuller 528 Myers Creek Road, Healesville Victoria, 37777. Phone: 61-3-5962 6167 |
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Biodata: Nicholas has a doctorate in philosophy or religion from Cambridge University. His books include Perennial Philosophy Today and The Journey of the Soul. His recent textbook, The Worlds of Religion (1999, McGraw-Hill: Sydney) discusses the values, visions and world-views of nine religions and explains how each religion seeks and finds meaning in life.
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| Life After Death September 13,14 & 21 2001 3 tapes "Rely on yourselves, not on any external authority. All compounds grow old. Work out your own salvation with diligence," advised the Buddha. Everyone dies for the same reason, because they were born. To find eternal salvation while we re alive, we should look within ourselves for that which is uncompounded and unborn. The wisdom traditions of the World's religions offer practical techniques for gaining firsthand experience of the unborn reality that is present within us. That reality abides beyond the death of our physical body. Once we find and establish ourselves in that simple identity which was never born, then we (whoever we are then) will never die. 'Being at one with the Tao is eternal. And though the body dies, the Tao will never pass away' (Tao-Te-Ching). Life and Death of the Cosmos - Friday Sept 13, 7 to 9pm |
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| The Jewel in the Lotus:
talks on World religions and practices for spiritual advancement October 11,12 & 13 2001 6 tapes The worlds of religion are treasure-houses of wisdom for the journey of a lifetime. A World religions perspective sees all religions as offering different yet equally valid ways of growing out of the suffering and discontent of the ordinary human realm to the sanity and salvation of Enlightenment. All religions provide understandings and practices to advance our spiritual journey from suffering to salvation. Their theories and techniques have application in every area of life - individual, marital, parental, social and corporate. The mystics and mahasiddhas of the World's religions teach that true spiritual existence is present within us, radiant and unobscured. Yet, we do not recognise our true nature because we are distracted from its eternal presence by wrong thinking and the surface phenomena of things in the temporary material world. Meditation practices and spiritual exercises offer practical ways for exploring the inner spiritual realm and discovering the truth of ourselves, reality, and The One. The aim of this series of talks on World religions is to offer theories, insights and techniques to direct and advance the spiritual journey. The intended outcome is to calm and clarify the mind, and to promote natural wisdom, peace of mind and joy in life. |
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| BUDDHISM AND WORLD
RELIGIONS (lectures) 30 September 2000 3 tapes "In The Beginning ....... " Creation stories in science and religion (10am - 11.15am) "Reading Scriptures" The Buddha, the Gnostics, the Upanishads, and John (11.30am - 12.30am) "Why Bother Being Good?" Ethics in Buddhism and World Religions (1.30-3.00pm) "Choosing Salvation" Teachings and techniques for living the spiritual life (Free-will, Karma and spiritual exercises) (3.30pm-5.00pm) |
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HOW RELIGION WORKS (lecture) |
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WHAT IS RELIGION? (lecture) |