This page contains an archive of dharma talks by James Baraz and guest teachers at our Thursday evening meetings recorded during 2008. Scroll down or click on a topic for more information:
James received teachings from the Dalai Lama in July 2008. This series is based on Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, one of the Dalai Lama’s central teachings. As the Dalai Lama says, "If I have any understanding of compassion and the practice of the Bodhisattva path, it is entirely on the basis of this text that I possess it." For those who want more information on this topic, James recommends the article: What Is a Bodhisattva?: The Evolution of a Buddhist Idea by Guy Armstrong. (If you need a free copy of Acrobat Reader to view the PDF, please download it here.)
This series is an exploration of the principles that James Baraz presents in the Awakening Joy Course from a more traditional Buddhist perspective, which shows how these principles reveal Buddhadharma as a path of happiness.
