Eckel, Malcolm David
Summary: An overview of Buddhism presented in 24 lectures by Malcolm David Eckel, associate professor of religion at Boston University.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2002
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 294.3 ECKEckel, Malcolm David
Summary: Twelve lectures delivered by Professor Malcolm David Eckel of Boston University in which he presents a survey of Buddhism from its origins in India to contemporary times in America. The course introduces the vitality and adaptability of Buddhism which has transformed civilizations in Asia and become a lively component of Western culture.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2003
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 294.3 ECKSummary: Buddhism challenges some of the most important Western ideas about God, human life, and the self. In Buddhism, there is no single almighty God who created the world. Instead, Buddhism teaches that all of life is suffering, and there is no permanent self. Moreover, it teaches that in accepting that all life is suffering, bliss can be achieved in this life. Buddhism's core philosophy that...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 294.3 GRESummary: An overview of the life of His Holiness, the 15th Dalai Lama with an explanation of how Tibetan Buddhism is both a religion and a "science of the mind." The Dalai Lama shares his crystallized understanding of the nature of mind, and its part in the creation and alleviation of all of our suffering. He discusses how the first step in dealing with emotions is to recognize the patterns, triggers...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016