Correct assumer
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Mind and Awareness 
Feb 28, 2013 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.
- Continuation of the commentary on the seven types of cognizers
- Explanation of correct assumer, consciousness seeing without direct perception or inference
- Three types of correct assumers
- Discussion on evaluating our assumptions to see if they are correct
- Progression from wrong consciousness to doubt to correct assumer to inference and then direct perception
Mind and Awareness 18: Correct assumer (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.
