Weekly teachings on Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice. Venerable Thubten Chodron explains great Buddhist philosophical treatises in plain English, bringing ancient wisdom to life in a modern context. Get the podcast on TuneIn Radio. Streamed live from Sravasti Abbey on Thursdays at 6 pm PST
Weekly teachings on Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and practice. Venerable Thubten Chodron explains great Buddhist philosophical treatises in plain English, bringing ancient wisdom to life in a modern context. Get the podcast on TuneIn Radio. Streamed live from Sravasti Abbey on Thursdays at 6 pm PST
Venerable Sangye Khadro covers the definition of awareness and the divisions of awareness into sense vs. mental consciousnesses and perceptions vs. conception.
Continuing the section on Definitions in Chapter 20 “Definitions, Divisions, and Illustrations.”
Teaching on the three purposes of debate, and beginning Chapter 20 on definitions, divisions and illustrations.
Teaching on Chapter 18, ‘Manjushri, the special deity of debate’, and beginning of teaching on Chapter 19, ‘The Three Purposes of Debate.’
Teaching on Chapter 17: The Clap! which details the symbolism behind the dramatic physical form of Tibetan debate.
Beginning to teach Chapter 16, ‘Challengers and Defenders’, which focuses on the two key roles in a structured debate in the Indian and Tibetan system.
Covering Chapter 15 on the topic of “Choosing Your Debate Partner” and becoming a suitable debate partner ourselves.
Finishing Chapter 13 “Valid Cognition” and covering Chapter 14 “The Three Spheres of Agent, Object, and Action.”
Venerable Tenzin Tsepal leads the class through the first few comparisons of different kinds of consciousnesses in Exercise 12.1 on page 245.
Covering the last section in Chapter 12 “Believing in Something That Is Not Real” and beginning Chapter 13 “Valid Cognition.”
