Covering the section “Vehicles and Paths” in Chapter 4 on the different paths to awakening followed in the Pali and Sanskrit Buddhist traditions.
Covering the last section in Chapter 12 “Believing in Something That Is Not Real” and beginning Chapter 13 “Valid Cognition.”
An update on the meditation pagoda constructed by the Buddhist study group at a corrections center in Washington State.
Beginning Chapter 4 “The Spread of the Buddhadharma and Buddhist Canons.”
The emptiness of identities and nonvirtues, and how this provides the key to purification.
A question and answer session, focused on how purification works.
The power of determination, examining how to create the external and internal conditions to support ethical conduct.
Meditation on breaking down identities and discussion about how we can move beyond restrictive identities to cultivate equanimity, love, and compassion for all.
Various ways to heal afflictions such as anger, jealousy, and pride through the Vajrasattva practice.
Teaching on the four opponent powers, starting with the power of reliance, or restoring the relationship.
