What is Illusion-like Samadhi? Exploring Vimalakīrti’s Verses with Bob Thurman
Channel: Tibet House US Menla Online
Date: 2020-05-09

In this podcast Professor Thurman explores different stages of Buddhist meditation. When the ‘space-like equipoise samadhi’ disappears, what is there [left]? – Professor Thurman asks the audience and proceeds to answer: everything that was there before is there. But the meditator now sees appearances with the realization that they are like a reflection of the moon in water, like a magician’s trick, like magic, like illusion. This experience is called ‘the illusion-like aftermath samadhi’.

 The episode was recorded on March 17, 2016 at the “Vimalakirti, Prajnaparamita &amp; Avatamsaka Sutras” workshop at Tibet House India.

  Vimalakīrti’s Verses : Illusion-like Samadhi – Ep. 71 Photo by  Yogesh Kumar on  Unsplash

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 The song ‘Dancing Ling’ by Tenzin Choegyal from the album ‘Heart Sutra‘ (2004) by Ethno Super Lounge is used on the Bob Thurman Podcast with artist’s permission, all rights reserved.