July, 2021

The JĀTAKAS – Birth Stories of the Bodhisatta – The Story of the Great King of Glory – Translated from the Pãli by Sara Shaw

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), This week let me bring to your attention another monumental work, ‘The JĀTAKAS – Birth Stories of the Bodhisatta (the one bound for, or to, enlightenment). A Jātaka is a story about a birth, and this collection of tales is about the repeated births – and – deaths   →

The JĀTAKAS – Birth Stories of the Bodhisatta – The Story of the Partridge – Translated from the Pãli by Sara Shaw

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), This week let me bring to your attention another monumental work, ‘The JĀTAKAS – Birth Stories of the Bodhisatta (the one bound for, or to, enlightenment). A Jātaka is a story about a birth, and this collection of tales is about the repeated births – and – deaths   →

The JĀTAKAS – Birth Stories of the Bodhisatta – The Cane Stalk Story – Translated from the Pãli by Sara Shaw

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), This week let me bring to your attention another monumental work, ‘The JĀTAKAS – Birth Stories of the Bodhisatta (the one bound for, or to, enlightenment). A Jātaka is a story about a birth, and this collection of tales is about the repeated births – and – deaths   →

The Fruit of the Tree – A Perfumed Scorpion – Idries Shah

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), Last week I spoke briefly about some important concepts among many others concerning “YOGA” from this monumental work, ‘The YOGA SŪTRAS of Patañjali’ which is Translated from the Sanskrit by Edwin F Bryant (WITH INSIGHTS FROM TRADITIONAL COMMENTATORS) Today I shall share a tale from yet another interesting,   →

The YOGA SŪTRAS of Patañjali (Excerpt III) – Translated from the Sanskrit by Edwin F Bryant(WITH INSIGHTS FROM TRADITIONAL COMMENTATORS)

Namaste, Welcome to SAM-VAD (Together In Conversation), Last week I spoke briefly about some important concepts among many others concerning “YOGA” from this monumental work, ‘The YOGA SŪTRAS of Patañjali’ which is Translated from the Sanskrit by Edwin F Bryant (WITH INSIGHTS FROM TRADITIONAL COMMENTATORS) Edwin F. Bryantreceived his Ph.D. in Indology from Columbia University.   →