Covering Chapter 8 on “The Three Types of Correct Signs” – effect, nature, and non-observation.
Three types of correct signs
These are the latest articles with video on this website, but you might be able to find even more recent videos on our YouTube channel. Also watch Venerable Thubten Chodron teaching the Dharma on live video every week.
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These are the latest articles with video on this website, but you might be able to find even more recent videos on our YouTube channel. Also watch Venerable Thubten Chodron teaching the Dharma on live video every week.
Identifying the person
Teaching on how to identify the conventionally existent person and challenge its appearance of being inherently existent.
Valid syllogisms
Going over practice syllogisms and teaching on Chapter 7 on the two types of valid syllogisms.
Realizing selflessness
Continuing the section on insight and explaining how realizing selflessness cuts the root of samsara.
Practice syllogisms
Leading the class in analyzing practice syllogisms written by students.
Identifying afflictive ignorance
Beginning the section on insight and covering the two kinds of grasping at self (persons and phenomena.)
The Buddhist enthymeme
Reviewing “Unpacking the Buddhist Enthymeme” in Chapter 6 and examining real-life syllogisms sent in by students.
Attaining serenity
Teaching on flawed methods of meditating, the five faults, the six powers, the four types of attention, and how to know you’ve attained serenity.
Epistemological requirements
Finishing the section on counterpervasion in Chapter 6 and moves onto Components of a Syllogism and Epistemological Requirements.
Serenity and insight
Review of meditative stability and developing serenity (samatha) and insight (vipashyana).
