Podcasts by Lotus Underground
Bringing the wisdom of sutras to life through recitation, translation, humor, and storytelling.
Further podcasts by M.C. Owens
Podcast on the topic Religion und Spiritualität
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Bhayabherava Sutta ('Fear & Dread') 1-24-2022 from 2022-01-24T16:23:27
Bhayabherava Sutta ('Fear & Dread')
Majjhima Nikaya #4 (The Middle-length Discourses)
Read by M.C Owens 1-24-2022
Samm?-sam?dhi ('Right Concentration')- Eightfold Path Series, Part Eight from 2021-12-21T18:48:39
The Noble Eightfold Path - Part Eight
Right Concentration - Samm?-sam?dhi
Sutra recitation and discussion by M.C. Owens
Samm?-sati ('Right Mindfulness') - Eighfold Path Series, Part Seven from 2021-11-10T22:37:18
The Noble Eightfold Path - Part Seven
Right Mindfulness - Samm?-sati
Sutra discussion by M.C. Owens
Samm?-v?y?ma ('Right Effort')- Eightfold Path Series, Part Six from 2021-09-23T20:28:16
The Noble Eightfold Path - Part Six
Right Effort - Samm?-v?y?ma
Brahmana Sutta ('To Unnabha, the Brahmin)SN 51.15
Sutra discussion by M.C. Owens
Turning the Dharma Wheel OCT 16 - DEC 18, 2021 from 2021-09-21T17:39:49
TURNING THE DHARMA WHEEL
A 10-week course in Buddhism w/ M.C. Owens
Saturdays, 9:00am - 10:15am (PST)
October 16 – December 18, 2021
Tuition: $221
Course Description:
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samyag-?j?va ('Right Livelihood')- Eightfold Path Series, Part Five from 2021-08-21T15:13:35
he Noble Eightfold Path - Part Four
Right Livelihood - Samyag-?j?va
Sutra discussion by M.C. Owens
Samm?-kammanta ('Right Action') - Devadaha Sutta - Eightfold Path Series, Part Four from 2021-07-20T20:19:50
The Noble Eightfold Path - Part Four
Right Action - Samm?-kammanta
The Devadaha Sutta (At Devadaha)
From the Majjhima Nik?ya ('Middle-Length' Discourses of the Buddha)Sutta # 101
Samm?-v?c? ('Right Speech') - Eight-Fold Path Series, Part Three from 2021-06-19T17:50:02
The Noble Eight-fold Path - Part Three
Right Speech - Samm?-v?c?
The Abhayarajakumara Sutta (To Prince Abhaya)
From the Majjhima Nik?ya ('Middle-Langth' Discourses of the Buddha)Su...
Samo Sankappo ("Right Intention") - Eightfold Path Series, Part Two from 2021-05-15T16:33:57
The Noble Eight-fold Path - Part Two
Right Intention - Samo Sankappo
From the Samyuta Nik?ya ('Connected' Discourses of the Buddha)
Sutta #45.8
Sutra discussion by M.C. O...
Samm?di??hi Sutta ("Right View") - Eightfold Path Series, Part One from 2021-04-14T05:29:23
The Noble Eightfold Path - Part One
Right View - Samm?di??hi Sutta
From the Majjhima Nik?ya ('Middle-Length' Discourses of the Buddha)
Sutta #9
Sutra dicussion by M.C. ...
Turning the Dharma Wheel APRIL 12 - JUNE 21, 2021 from 2021-03-22T18:04:46
TURNING THE DHARMA WHEEL
A 10-week course in Buddhism w/ M.C. Owens
Mondays, 10:00am - 11:15am or 6:00pm - 7:15pm (PST)
April 12 – June 21, 2021
Tuition: $221
Course Des...
Culagosinga Sutta ("Short Discourse at Gosinga")3-12-2021 from 2021-03-12T20:07:52
Culagosinga Sutta ("Short Discourse at Gosinga")
Majjhima Nik?ya #31
Read by MC Owens, 3-12-2020
Neither-Perception-nor-Nonperception Dharma Talk (from 12-27-2019) from 2021-02-16T00:09:02
Neither Perception nor Nonperception Dharma Talk
by M.C. Owens
Given at San Francisco Dharma Collective on Dec 27, 2019
Part 4 of 4
Infinite Nothingness Dharma Talk (from 12-20-2019) from 2021-01-25T21:25:11
Infinite Nothingness Dharma Talk
by M.C. Owens
Given at San Francisco Dharma Collective on Dec 20, 2019
Part 3 of 4
Turning the Dharma Wheel - 10 Week Course in Buddhism from 2021-01-07T23:31:48
TURNING THE DHARMA WHEEL
A 10-week course in Buddhist basics w/ M.C. Owens
Wednesdays, 9:00am - 10:15am (PST)
February 3 – April 7, 2021
Tuition: $221
Course Descriptio...
Infinite Consciousness Dharma Talk (from 12-13-2019) from 2020-12-28T21:30:25
Infinite Consciousness Dharma Talk
by M.C. Owens
Give at San Francisco Dharma Collective on Dec 13, 2019
Part 2 of 4
Infinite Space Dharma Talk (from 12-6-2019) from 2020-12-01T18:45:40
Infinite Space Dharma Talk
by M.C. Owens
Give at San Francisco Dharma Collective on Dec 6, 2019
Part 1 of 4
Devaduta Sutta ("The Divine Messengers") 10-31-2020 from 2020-10-31T15:24:21
Devaduta Sutta ("The Divine Messengers")
MC Owens
Recorded October 31, 2020
Bahuvedaniya Sutta ("Many Kinds of Sensations")10-10-2020 from 2020-10-12T18:14:51
Bahuvedan?ya Sutta (Pali, "Many Kinds of Sensations")
Majjhima Nik?ya 59
Recited by MC Owens, 10-10-2020
Fire Sermon Sutta 9-15-2020 from 2020-09-16T16:58:41
?dittapariy?ya Sutta (Pali, "Fire Sermon Discourse")
Sa?yuttanik?ya 35.28
Recited by MC Owens, 9-15-2020
Heart Sutra Recitation 2020 from 2020-07-11T20:07:53
PRAJÑAPARAMITA HEART SUTRA
Recited by M.C. Owens, 2020
The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara,
while practicing the profound prajñaparamita,
clearly saw that the five aggregates are ...
A?okadatta Sutra ("The Gift of Fearlessness")6-19-2020 from 2020-06-19T18:09:15
A?okadatta Sutra ("The Gift of Fearlessness")
MC Owens
Recorded live from Kairos, an island of time on the international date-line.
June 19, 2020
?neñjasapp?ya Sutta ("The Way to the Imperturbable") from 2020-05-23T01:18:52
?neñjasapp?ya Sutta ("The Way to the Imperturbable")
M. C. Owens
Recorded live from Kairos, an island of time on the international date-line.
May 22, 2020
Satipatthana Sutta ("Foundations of Mindfulness") 3-1-2020 from 2020-04-29T00:00:25
Satipatthana Sutta ("Foundations of Mindfulness")
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
March 1, 2020
Anapanasati Sutta ("Mindfulness of Breathing")3-8-2020 from 2020-04-01T22:29:04
Anapanasati Sutta ("Mindfulness of Breathing")
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
March 8, 2020
Suguna Deva Sutra ("Demonstration of the Inconceivable State of Buddhahood") - Part Four 1-26-2020 from 2020-03-25T16:11:09
Suguna Deva Sutra ("Demonstration of the Inconceivable State of Buddhahood') - Part Four
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
January 26, 2020
Suguna Deva Sutra ("Demonstration of the Inconceivable State of Buddhahood") - Part Three 1-19-2020 from 2020-03-11T16:22:25
Suguna Deva Sutra ("Demonstration of the Inconceivable State of Buddhahood') - Part Three
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
January 19, 2020
Suguna Deva Sutra ("Demonstration of the Inconceivable State of Buddhahood")- Part Two 1-12-2020 from 2020-02-26T19:30:58
Suguna Deva Sutra ("Demonstration of the Inconceivable State of Buddhahood') - Part Two
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
January 12, 2020
Suguna Deva Sutra ("Demonstration of the Inconceivable State of Buddhahood") - Part One 1-5-2020 from 2020-02-13T20:19:47
Suguna Deva Sutra (Demonstration of the Inconceivable State of Buddhahood) - Part One
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
January 5, 2020
Potthapada Sutta (On the States of Consciousness)- Part Two 12-15-2019 from 2020-01-23T02:59:43
Potthapada Sutta - Part Two (On the States of Consciousness)
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
December 15, 2019
Potthapada Sutta (On the Four Formless Realms)- Part One 12-8-2019 from 2020-01-09T02:01:01
Potthapada Sutta (On the Four Formless Realms)
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
December 8, 2019
Nakulapita Sutta (On "No Self")11-24-2019 from 2019-12-24T18:43:47
Nakulapita Sutta
M. C. Owens
Sariputta's discourse to the layman Nakulapita on the Five Skandhas and Anatman ("No Self")
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
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Brahmajala Sutta ("Brahma's Net") - Part Three ("The 62 Views")11-17-2019 from 2019-12-19T20:08:42
Brahmajala Sutta ("Brahma's Net") Part Three
"The 62 views"
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
November 17, 2019
Brahmajala Sutta ("Brahma's Net") - Part One (On Morality) 11-3-2019 from 2019-12-17T02:51:11
Brahmajala Sutta ("Brahma's Net") Part One
On morality
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
November 3, 2019
Vimaladana Sutra ("Stainless Giving") - Part Two 9-22-2019 from 2019-09-24T17:22:47
Bodhisattva Vimaladana Sutra ("Stainless Giving") Part Two
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
September 22, 2019
Vimaladana Sutra ("Stainless Giving") - Part One 9-15-2019 from 2019-09-23T18:59:57
Bodhisattva Vimaladana Sutra ("Stainless Giving") Part One
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
September 15, 2019
The Laywoman Gangottara Sutra 8-25-2019 from 2019-09-04T16:12:21
The Laywoman Gangottara Sutra
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
August 25, 2019
Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra (a.k.a the Diamond Sutra)8-11-2019 from 2019-08-23T16:02:46
Vajra Prajnaparamita Sutra (a.k.a the Diamond Sutra)
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
August 11 & 18, 2019
Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra 8-4-2019 from 2019-08-06T01:22:59
Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
August 4, 2019
PRAJÑAPARAMITA HEART SUTRA
Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, whil...
Culasunyata Sutta ("Short Discourse on Emptiness")7-28-2019 from 2019-07-30T20:41:23
Culasunyata Sutra ("Short Discourse on Emptiness")
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
July 28, 2019
Metta Sutta ("Loving-Kindness") 7-21-2019 from 2019-07-22T20:24:48
Metta Sutra ("Loving-Kindness")
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
July 21, 2019
Samagama Sutta ("On Disputes, Litigation, Settlements and Principles of Cordiality") 7-14-2019 from 2019-07-18T00:28:36
Samagama Sutra ("On Disputes, Litigation, Settlements and Principles of Cordiality")
M.C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
July 14, 2019
Mahanidana Sutta ("The Chain of Causation")7-7-2019 from 2019-07-11T19:30:58
Mahanidana Sutta ("Chain of Causation")
M. C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
July 7, 2019
Surangama Sutra ("The Indestructible") - Part Four 6-30-2019 from 2019-07-03T16:37:56
Surangama Sutra ("The Indestructible")- Part 4
M. C. Owens
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
June 30, 2019
Surangama Sutra ("The Indestructible")- Part Three 6-23-2019 from 2019-06-28T15:16:40
Surangama Sutra ("The Indestructible")- Part 3
M. C. Owens
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
June 23, 2019
Surangama Sutra ("The Indestructible") - Part Two 6-16-2019 from 2019-06-17T17:48:33
Surangama Sutra ("The Indestructible")- Part 2
M. C. Owens
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
June 16, 2019
Surangama Sutra ("The Indestructible") - Part One 6-9-2019 from 2019-06-11T23:19:39
Surangama Sutra ("The Indestructible")- Part 1
M. C. Owens
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"The S?tra on the ??ra?gama Mantra that is spoken from above the Crown of the Great Buddha's Head a...
Medicine Buddha Sutra 5-26-2019 from 2019-05-27T15:12:32
Selections from the Surangama Sutra, The Lotus Sutra, and the Medicine Buddha Sutra with M.C. Owens
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
May 26, 2019
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 5-13-2019 from 2019-05-14T16:32:04
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch, Huineng
M. C. Owens
Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
May 13, 2019
Samdhinirmocana Sutra ("Revealing the Hidden Meaning")5-6-2019 from 2019-05-06T18:25:25
Samdhinirmocana Sutra ("Revealing the Hidden Meaning")
M. C. Owens
Introduction to Yogacara Buddhism, the "Mind-Only" school
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
Ma...
Avatamsaka Sutra ("The Flower Garland")4-28-2019 from 2019-04-29T16:45:40
Avatamsaka Sutra ("Flower Garland")
M. C. Owens
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
April 28, 2019
Demon General Atavaka Dharani Sutra 4-21-2019 from 2019-04-22T15:44:05
"The Demon General Atavaka Dharani Sutra"
Esoteric Buddhist Traditions
M. C. Owens
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
April 21, 2019
Assalayana Sutta ("Against the Caste System")4-7-2019 from 2019-04-08T17:06:44
The Assalayana Sutta
From the Majjhuma Nikaya, the Middle-Length Discourses of the Buddha, #93
M. C. Owens
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
April 7, 2019
Universal Gateway of Manjusri - Sutra Recitation 4-6-2019 from 2019-04-07T15:00:38
The Universal Gateway of Manjusri
(Sutra # 10 of the Maharatnakuta Sutra)
Sutra recitation by M.C. Owens, adapted from the English translation by the Buddhist Association of the Unite...
Universal Gateway Sutra of Manjusri - Part Three 3-31-2019 from 2019-04-01T15:22:33
The Universal Gateway of Manjusri - Part Two
(Sutra # 10 of the Maharatnakuta Sutra)
M.C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
March 31, 2019
Part 3 of 3
Universal Gateway Sutra of Manjusri - Part Two 3-24-2019 from 2019-03-25T18:07:05
The Universal Gateway of Manjusri - Part Two
(Sutra # 10 of the Maharatnakuta Sutra)
M.C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
March 24, 2019
Part 2 of 3
The Universal Gateway Sutra of Manjusri - Part One 3-17-2019 from 2019-03-18T16:20:47
The Universal Gateway of Manjusri - Part One
(Sutra # 10 of the Maharatnakuta Sutra)
M.C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
March 17, 2019
Part 1 of 3
The Universal Gateway Sutra of Avalokitesvara 3-10-2019 from 2019-03-11T16:45:45
The Universal Gateway of Avalokitesvara
(Ch. 25 of the Lotus Sutra)
M.C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
March 10, 2019
Vimalakirti Sutra - Part Three 3-3-2019 from 2019-03-08T17:31:23
Vimalakirti Sutra - Part Three
M.C. Owens
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
March 3, 2019
Part 3 of 3
Vimalakirti Sutra - Part Two 2-24-2019 from 2019-02-25T18:38:42
Vimalakirti Sutra - Part Two
M.C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
February 24, 2019
Part 2 of 3
Vimalakirti Sutra - Part One 2-17-2019 from 2019-02-18T17:27:26
Vimalakirti Sutra - Part One
M.C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
February 17, 2019
Ch. 1 - Ch. 6 of the Vimalakirtinirdesa Sutra, translated into En...
Bhaddekaratta Sutta ("Single Excellent Night") - Part Two 12-23-2018 from 2019-02-14T20:36:36
Bhaddekaratta Sutta ("A Single Excellent Night") - Part Two
M.C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
December 23, 2018
The Prajnaparamita Sutra in One Letter 2-3-2019 from 2019-02-12T22:38:13
The Prajnaparamita Sutra in One Letter
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
February 3, 2019
Prajnaparamita Sutra ("The Perfection of Wisdom") 1-27-2019 from 2019-02-12T22:25:33
The Perfection of Wisdom
M.C. Owens
Recorded at the San Francisco Dharma Collective
January 27, 2019
Part Two of the Eight Schools of Buddhism Series
Bhaddekaratta Sutta ("A Single Excellent Night") 12-16-2018 from 2019-02-12T01:42:44
Bhaddekaratta Sutta ("A Single Excellent Night")
M. C. Owens
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
December 16, 2018
The Bhaddekaratta Sutta, from the Majjhuma Nikay...
Dharmachakrapravartana Sutra ("Turning The Dharma Wheel") 1-13-2019 from 2019-02-12T01:41:54
Dharmachakrapravartana Sutra (Turning The Dharma Wheel)
M. C. Owens
Recorded at San Francisco Dharma Collective
January 13, 2019
Part One of the Eight Schools of Buddhism ...