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.
Paths for spiritual development
Beginning Chapter 8 “A Systematic Approach” and covering the section “Paths for Spiritual Development” explaining the outline of the lamrim teachings.
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
Review of loving kindness
Venerable Thubten Nyima reviews the section in Chapter 3 on loving-kindness, giving commentary to the Metta Sutta from the Pali Canon.
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.
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.