Mind and Awareness (2012-13)
Teachings on "Presentation of Mind and Awareness" by Geshe Jampel Samphel.
Divisions of selfless: Forms
Summary of division of selfless related to appearances that we can perceive through senses and mental consciousness.
View PostDivisions of selfless: Consciousness
What comprises the primary mind and mental factors that govern our actions and experience.
View PostDivisions of selfless: Abstract composites
Description of types of objects that are produced which are neither form nor consciousness.
View PostClassification of objects
How our minds observe with or without interpretation and the classification of objects based on that difference.
View PostIdentifying types of objects based on cognition
An exercise to identify different types of objects, with many examples.
View PostObject possessors and seven types of cognizers
Classification of possessors of objects and types of mind comprehending objects. How this is important to experiencing emptiness.
View PostIntroduction to direct perceivers
Summary of first type of cognizer that experiences things directly.
View PostDirect perceivers: sense and mental
Importance of noticing how we are directly feeling things versus interpreting our experiences.
View PostAnalysis of sense perception versus thought
Importance of experiencing our sensations to understand what we truly feel but how we actually interpret due to our own conditioning.
View PostApperceptive direct perceiver
Description of that mind which is non-dual with the consciousness that sees the object.
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