About this episode

Dr. Robert Svoboda and Robert Thurman discuss lineage, karma, and the chain of being in a deep conversation.

Robert Thurman joins Dr. Svoboda once again for a vast discussion on his lineage, karma, and the chain of being. Get a free 50-page ebook, Analyzing Karma: Fate or Free Will, by Dr. Svoboda  here . In this episode, Dr. Robert Svoboda and Robert Thurman converse about: Robert Thurman’s lineage, upbringing, and young adulthood Robert’s experience losing his eye and having a spiritual vision while in the hospital Robert’s journey to and through India and finding home with the Tibetans Robert’s instruction to bring Buddhism to those seeking enlightenment through psychedelics Karma producing an effect of biological evolution The danger of solipsism and how we have all been everything Living in inter-tangled subjective fields Astrology and the Zodiac About Robert Thurman: Robert Thurman is the Jey Tsong Khapa Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University and President of the Tibet House U.S., and is the President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies. His new book,  Wisdom Is Bliss: Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life , is now available. About Dr. Robert Svoboda: Dr. Robert Svoboda is the first Westerner…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Robert Svoboda

Guest: Robert Thurman

Topics covered

• lineage
• karma
• chain of being
• Buddhism
• spiritual vision
• astrology
• subjective fields

Keywords

• karma
• Buddhism
• spiritual vision
• astrology
• chain of being
• inter-tangled fields
• solipsism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University, Tibet House U.S., American Institute of Buddhist Studies

Books & works: Wisdom Is Bliss: Four Friendly Fun Facts That Can Change Your Life, Analyzing Karma: Fate or Free Will

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