Explaining the various responses a defender can give to the challenger in a debate, and demonstrating how to ‘spell out your answers.’
The defender’s response
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The root affliction of anger
Venerable Sangye Khadro continues teaching on the first root affliction of attachment and moves onto the second root affliction of anger.
The root affliction of attachment
Venerable Sangye Khadro reviews what is virtue and non-virtue and begins the first root affliction of attachment.
A defender’s four answers
Reading from “The Defender’s Answers” in Chapter 23 “Procedures in Debate,” covering the four kinds of answers a defender can give to a challenger’s statements
Virtuous mental factors #7-11
Venerable Sangye Khadro explains virtuous mental factors #7-11, encouraging discussion about how to cultivate them in our daily life.
Virtuous mental factors #2-6
Venerable Sangye Khadro continues her commentary on the virtuous mental factors, explaining integrity, consideration for others and opposites of three poisons.
Object ascertaining mental factors
Venerable Sangye Khadro discusses the 5 object ascertaining mental factors, and begins explaining the 11 virtuous mental factors.
Review of consequences
Reviewing the chapter on consequences, and beginning the chapter on “Procedures in Debate.”
Consequences
Continuing to teach on Chapter 22 about the consequences of faulty reasoning.
Three kinds of sameness
Sharing supplemental information on the three kinds of sameness and beginning Chapter 23 “Consequences.”