DK, AT, and YM conclude their discussion of the MMK.

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Nāgārjuna’s “Root Verses of the Middle Way” (Part X)

DK, AT, and YM discuss the relationship between Buddhism and nationalism.

Buddhism and Nationalism

Part IX of the ongoing series on the MMK, covering Chapters 21, 22, and 23.

Nāgārjuna's "Root Verses of the Middle Way" (Part IX)

AT, YM, and DK discuss impermanence and death in the time of SARS 2.

Impermanence and Death

Aura, Yamnaya Mindset, and DK continue their discussion of the MMK, Chapters 18-20.

Nāgārjuna's "Root Verses of the Middle Way" (Part VIII)

"Buddhist" Progressivism

Aura, Yamnaya Mindset, and special guest Jan de Maansnijder discuss Perennialism, esoteric traditionalism, Rene Guenon, and related topics.

Perennialism (with Jan de Maansnijder)

Dharmakirti, Aura, and Yamnaya Mindset use Nagarjuna's verses on Action and its Fruit as a launching point for a wide-ranging discussion about karma. What is karma, how does it work, and how can we use our knowledge of the law of karma to benefit ourselves and others? Nagarjuna's Root Verses of the Middle Way https://amazon.com/Nagarjunas-Middle-Way-Mulamadhyamakakarika-Classics/dp/1614290504… The Abhidharma https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Abhidharma Essay on Karma https://accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/thanissaro/karma.html… RWDS on Samsara ("samsaric existence") https://podbean.com/eu/pb-rm6sz-ce7f08… Cartesian Mind-Body Dualism https://iep.utm.edu/descmind/#H4 Citta ("heart-mind") https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citta Civilian plane shot down in Iran https://bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51073621… Vajrasttva purification meditation http://fpmt-osel.org/meditate/vjrstva.htm… Ajaan Lee's steps for creating good feelings in meditation https://accesstoinsight.org/lib/thai/lee/inmind.html#method2… The Five Skandhas https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Five_skandhas

Nāgārjuna’s “Root Verses of the Middle Way” (Part VII)

Aura, Yamnaya Mindset, and DK discuss the various facets of the Buddhist textual tradition

Buddhist Texts

Aura, Yamnaya Mindset, and DK discuss the nature of cyclic existence and Buddhist cosmology.

Samsara

Aura, Storm, Kagyu, DK, and Background Baby continue their discussion of the MMK.

Nāgārjuna’s “Root Verses of the Middle Way” (Part VI)

Aura, SK, and Kagyu have a laid back discussion of various topics, including the energetic or "subtle body."

The Energy Body

Aura, SK, Kagyu, and DK discuss some common (and not-so-common) misconceptions about Buddhism.

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