With the burgeoning popularity of Buddhism, the 8th Century Tibetan prophecy that “When the iron bird flies and horses run on wheels … the dharma will come to the land of the red-faced people” may be unfolding before our eyes. It may seem even more poignant considering the 16th Karmapa’s historic meeting with Hopi leaders in the 1970’s and America’s recent obsession with psychedelia leading naturally toward a study of the dharma. But Buddhism is a tremendously complex subject, with eight primary branches encompassing disciplines such as the Mahayana, Hinayana, Vajrayana, Zen, Dzogchen and Tantra traditions.
But how can such spiritual cultivation solve our surmounting global problems that threaten to extinguish all life on this planet? Isn't Buddhism just another religion? -another ism? Missoula-based Lama David Curtis joins us and shares his insight to illustrate how a personal recognition of our own harmful patterns can lead humanity on a path toward liberation.
