Buddhistisches Tor Berlin Podcast

Talk given by Padmasagara on 2026-05-24. 
The stupa is one of the oldest symbols in Buddhism, emerging long before images of the Buddha became common. Across traditional Buddhist countries, these striking structures have stood for centuries as symbols of awakening, transformation, and the path itself.
In this talk, Padmasagara leads us into the symbolism of the Stupa through the dramatic scene from the White Lotus Sutra in which the great stupa of Buddha Abundant Treasures rises from the earth, suspended in space as a symbol of timeless awakening and the living truth of the Dharma.
He then explores the symbolism hidden within the stupa’s shapes and upward movement, with a particular focus on the five elements it represents, each element pointing to qualities of energy and awareness within our own practice and lives.
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Talk given by Arthaketu on 2026-04-25. 
In this follow-up to the talk "The Second Arrow: Working with Pain", we return to the Sallatha Sutta and deepen the inquiry. The Buddha’s image is simple but challenging: when pain arises, do we add a second arrow through resistance, or can we stay with the first?
But what about the mind itself? Does this teaching apply only to physical pain, or can it help us work with racing thoughts and difficult emotions?
Drawing on questions that arose after the previous talk, this episode explores how the “second arrow” shows up in our inner life. We look at how reactivity can take the form of spiraling thinking, emotional resistance, or subtle identification, and what it might mean to meet these experiences more directly, without adding extra suffering.
Sallatha Sutta: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn36/sn36.006.than.html
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Talk given by Padmavajra on 2026-05-16. 
In this talk, Padmavajra evoked the spirit of Padmasambhava, the great tantric master of Tibet. He formulated four precepts that shall guide us as Buddhist practitioners in modern-day Berlin. These are:
Arouse the great passion

Live the great death

Hurl the lightning bolt of compassion

Revere the glorious mandala

Listen in to learn what these mean for our practice.
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Talk given by Arthaketu on 2026-04-18. 
In this talk, we explore the Sallatha Sutta, “The Arrow,” where the Buddha draws a sharp distinction between reactivity and practice. When pain arises, the untrained mind resists, adding a second arrow of suffering on top of the first. A practitioner, by contrast, learns to meet experience directly, without that extra layer.
What does this mean in practice? How do we actually work with painful feelings, in meditation and in daily life? Tune in to hear!
Sallatha Sutta: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn36/sn36.006.than.html
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Talk given by Suryagupta on 2026-05-02. 
Suryagupta, Chair of the London Buddhist Centre, draws on her decades of Buddhist practice alongside experiences of activism, parenting, and work in the arts, to reflect on what it means to be fully human: to struggle, to long for growth, and to seek connection, meaning, and love. At the heart of her path, a powerful moment from a frightening international flight, when panic spread through the cabin, and urgent questions arose in the face of mortality:
How do I live so that when I die, I can die without regret?
How do I love?
These questions become a doorway into a deeper exploration of practice, relationship, and fear. Questions that still guide her today.
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