"Pain, the Universal Teacher" by Alan James

The idea behind this talk will only really make sense if we first accept that the purpose of life is to realise nibbana, the cessation of suffering.

Alan James founded the House of Inner Tranquillity, along with his wife Jacqui James in 1980. He continued to teach the way to enlightenment until his retirement in 2010.  

This talk was originally given in April 1985