Monday, May 02, 2011

Class 9 - Bodhicitta - Aspirational & Engaging

Download PDF's of Draft TRANSCRIPT, HANDOUTS and MP3 Tracks from the 9th class of 2011 held on Monday, May 2:

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Class TRANSCRIPT - DRAFT.

2011 Handout 7 - Differences between Svatantrika-Madhyamika and Prasangika Madhymaika Tenets (re Vows, Engaging Bodhicitta and Paths.

2011 Handout 8 - Vows.

DOWNLOAD MP3 TRACKS:

Track 1 - REVIEW FOUR SELF-LIBERATION/PRATIMOKSHA VOWS
  • INTENTIONALLY KILLING AN ANIMAL DOES NOT BREAK THE VOW AGAINST KILLING AT THE ROOT
  • REJOICING IN THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADIN - AN INFRACTION OF THE VOW AGAINST KILLING.
  • BREAKING FOUR SELF-LIBERATION VOWS AT THE ROOT
  • ASSERTION THAT SUBTLE FORMS TRAVEL WITH PERSON FROM LIFE-TO-LIFE
Track 2 - MAIN MIND & MENTAL FACTORS OF ASPIRATIONAL & ENGAGING BODHICITTA.
  • Five Omni-Present Mental Factors
  • MENTAL FACTORS OF BODHICITTA
  • NATURE OF VOWS – DIFFERING ASSERTIONS OF SVATANTRIKA MADHYAMIKA & PRASANGIKA MADHYAMIKA
  • Concomitant means mental factors are connected or associated with their main mind.
Track 3 - EACH ASPECT OF THE DEFINITION OF ENGAGING BODHICITTA
  • INVESTIGATING DEFINITION OF ASPIRATIONAL BODHICITTA PER SVATANTRIKA TENETS
Track 4 - DEMARCATION OF ASPIRATIONAL AND ENGAGING BODHICITTA (on the Paths) 
  • WHY DON’T BODHISATTVAS ON THE 8TH TO 10TH GROUNDS HAVE ASPIRATIONAL BODHICITTA ANY LONGER?
  • MIDDLING PATH OF ACCUMULATION - LATEST POINT BODHISATTVAS TAKE THE VOW.  
VALUE OF DISCUSSION/DEBATE, STUDIES & DHARAMSALA

Track 5 - MIDDLE WAY CONSEQUENTIALIST (PRASANGIKA) ASSERTIONS REGARDING:
  • ASPIRATIONAL & ENGAGING BODHICITTA.
  • DEMARCATION OF ASPIRATIONAL AND ENGAGING BODHICITTA

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