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Outline of the selfless
Continuing Chapter 9 “Basic Buddhist Ontology” and reviewing the outline of the selfless, which includes…
View PostIllusion-like appearances
Covering three sections on the illusion-like appearance of conventional reality experienced after meditative equipoise on…
View PostCorrect signs practice and review
Sharing practice signs sent in by students and starting on Chapter 9 on “Basic Buddhist…
View PostIdentifying inherent existence
Covering the section “Establishing the lack of an intrinsic nature of 'mine'” and explores how…
View PostThree types of correct signs
Covering Chapter 8 on “The Three Types of Correct Signs” - effect, nature, and non-observation.
View PostIdentifying the person
Teaching on how to identify the conventionally existent person and challenge its appearance of being…
View PostValid syllogisms
Going over practice syllogisms and teaching on Chapter 7 on the two types of valid…
View PostRealizing selflessness
Continuing the section on insight and explaining how realizing selflessness cuts the root of samsara.
View PostPractice syllogisms
Leading the class in analyzing practice syllogisms written by students.
View PostThe future is up to us
A participant in Sravasti Abbey's recent "Living Vinaya in the West" course considers how the…
View PostSravasti Abbey hosts “Living Vinaya in the Wes...
A historic event at Sravasti Abbey: 49 nuns gather to learn and live the Vinaya…
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