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Introduction to direct perceivers

Introduction to direct perceivers

Part of a series of teachings on the text Presentation of Mind and Awareness, Composite of All the Important Points, Opener of the Eye of New Intelligence by Geshe Jampel Sampel given from August 2012 to April 2013 at Sravasti Abbey.

  • Questions and answers regarding objects in relationship to conceptual and direct perceptions
  • Text presentation of Mind and Awareness
  • Definitions and the divisions of direct perceivers: sense, mental, apperceptive, yogic

Mind and Awareness 09: Definitions and divisions of direct perceivers (download)

Venerable Thubten Chodron

Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.

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