Great exposition of dependent origination--thank you! 🙏I really liked the reference to Nagarjuna, who helped thoroughly dispel the notion of "things" intrinsically existing from their own side (rather than depending on causes and conditions). When it comes to insight practice of dependent origination (and of emptiness/sunyata) in addition to suttas, "Seeing That Frees: Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising" by the late, great Rob Burbea offers an extremely rich and vast terrain of exploration for liberation (from clinging due to ignorance).
🙂❤👍✌ Social conditioning leading to delusion, leading to attachment, leading to craving, leading to dissatisfaction, leading to suffering. Its depressing that we are bound to suffer, but at least we can see that there is a way out, even if it does currently seem impossibly difficult.
Yes it's a tangled web but working simply with felt experience and noticing how we are propelled is the key. Gentle moment by moment awareness to gradually unbind us. ❤
The Islamic invader Khilji raided the Nalanda University during his Islamic conquest of India in 1190 AD. Not finding the Quran there enraged him so much he razed it to the ground and burned it. The place kept burning for 3 straight months. It was built in 427 AD. The guy who coined the concept of zero studied there. It had hostels for each student and faculty and was supported by kings of Java and India. Both Buddhist and Vedic knowledge was debated, discussed and curated there.
The light that you shine on these subjects is helping me tremendously. @very-much-happier-person-making-a-deep-bow-and-blowing-kisses:Emoticon (couldn't find that one in the selection)
Thank you so much. I'm really glad it helps. Trying as I can to demystify this often tricky path of awakening. Contented-deeply grateful-openhearted-appreciation emoji right back at ya. Maybe something like 🙏🥰🐻😆❤️🌈
Perfect timing as always. Thank you 🙏
Great exposition of dependent origination--thank you! 🙏I really liked the reference to Nagarjuna, who helped thoroughly dispel the notion of "things" intrinsically existing from their own side (rather than depending on causes and conditions).
When it comes to insight practice of dependent origination (and of emptiness/sunyata) in addition to suttas, "Seeing That Frees: Meditations on Emptiness and Dependent Arising" by the late, great Rob Burbea offers an extremely rich and vast terrain of exploration for liberation (from clinging due to ignorance).
I love Rob Burbea, thanks for the recommendation ❤
🙂❤👍✌ Social conditioning leading to delusion, leading to attachment, leading to craving, leading to dissatisfaction, leading to suffering. Its depressing that we are bound to suffer, but at least we can see that there is a way out, even if it does currently seem impossibly difficult.
Yes it's a tangled web but working simply with felt experience and noticing how we are propelled is the key. Gentle moment by moment awareness to gradually unbind us. ❤
Sequential and simultaneous, like dominoes almost?
The Islamic invader Khilji raided the Nalanda University during his Islamic conquest of India in 1190 AD. Not finding the Quran there enraged him so much he razed it to the ground and burned it. The place kept burning for 3 straight months.
It was built in 427 AD. The guy who coined the concept of zero studied there. It had hostels for each student and faculty and was supported by kings of Java and India. Both Buddhist and Vedic knowledge was debated, discussed and curated there.
Thanks for sharing this. ❤
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Nidanavagga, The Book of Causation: 12 Nidanasamyutta, Connected Discourses on Causation...there is a lot of activity prior to being born.
The light that you shine on these subjects is helping me tremendously. @very-much-happier-person-making-a-deep-bow-and-blowing-kisses:Emoticon (couldn't find that one in the selection)
Thank you so much. I'm really glad it helps. Trying as I can to demystify this often tricky path of awakening. Contented-deeply grateful-openhearted-appreciation emoji right back at ya. Maybe something like 🙏🥰🐻😆❤️🌈
it is related to learning based in rewards of the psychologist skinner?
@@bananaallin3597 similar yes but this is more looking at experiential knowing as opposed to psychological models
@@Awakehereandnow thanks Simón . Do u have some suggestions for reading about that ?
@@bananaallin3597 This Being, That Becomes: The Buddha's Teaching on Conditionality by Dhivan Thomas Jones is a great book.