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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Divisions of the selfless

Teaching on the divisions of the selfless, after a lively discussion about syllogisms created by…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Dependent arising

Sharing a newly written prayer to Kwan Yin and teaching on the relationship between emptiness…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Outline of the selfless

Continuing Chapter 9 “Basic Buddhist Ontology” and reviewing the outline of the selfless, which includes…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Illusion-like appearances

Covering three sections on the illusion-like appearance of conventional reality experienced after meditative equipoise on…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Correct signs practice and review

Sharing practice signs sent in by students and starting on Chapter 9 on “Basic Buddhist…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Identifying inherent existence

Covering the section “Establishing the lack of an intrinsic nature of 'mine'” and explores how…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Three types of correct signs

Covering Chapter 8 on “The Three Types of Correct Signs” - effect, nature, and non-observation.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Identifying the person

Teaching on how to identify the conventionally existent person and challenge its appearance of being…

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Valid syllogisms

Going over practice syllogisms and teaching on Chapter 7 on the two types of valid…

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Gomchen Lamrim

Realizing selflessness

Continuing the section on insight and explaining how realizing selflessness cuts the root of samsara.

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Buddhist Reasoning and Debate

Practice syllogisms

Leading the class in analyzing practice syllogisms written by students.

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Gomchen Lamrim

Identifying afflictive ignorance

Beginning the section on insight and covering the two kinds of grasping at self (persons…

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