Aug 31, 2019
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Sensual desire and malice
Walking meditation instructions, sitting meditation posture, and the first two hindrances to developing concentration.
View PostConditions conducive for developing concentration
The six conditions conducive for developing concentration and selecting an object of meditation - either…
View PostPrayers, rituals, and practice
Discussing how to relate to prayer and ritual in Buddhist practice, and the three-step method…
View PostDebate in action
Leading short debates going through the five answers a defender can give to a challenger.
View PostReverse system proving the Buddha as authority
Verse 146 of the Pramanavarttika, forward and reverse systems establishing the Buddha as an authority.
View PostThe Buddha as savior
Verses 145 and 146 of the Pramanavarttika, including compassion as the proof of Buddha as…
View PostThe Buddha as Sugata
Verses 139-145 of the Pramanavarttika, including the three special qualities of a Buddha’s abandonment of…
View PostThe Buddha as teacher
Verses 134-139 of the Pramanavarttika, including the Buddha's complete clarity about the flaws and good…
View PostForward system proving the Buddha as authority
Verses 131-133 of the Pramanavarttika, including the importance of consistency and intention for developing compassion.
View PostBuddha’s infinite accustomation to compassion
Verses 119-131 of the Pramanavarttika, including how qualities like love and compassion can increase infinitely.
View PostIdentifying the cause of a future life’s body
Verses 114-118 of the Pramanavarttika, including five sense faculties as the cause of the next…
View PostA summary of previous explanations
Verses 107-113 of the Pramanavarttika, including refuting the idea that the mind arises from the…
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