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2016_03_NW_MW3
March 1 2016

Mind and Its World III at Nalanda West, Seattle

MW3_ThumbBUD 520 Mind and Its World III: Causality, Karma Cause & Effect, and Four Applications of Mindfulness

Instructor: Stuart Horn, PhD
Teacher in Training: Sandra Roscoe, PhD
Attendance: Online & In-class

Residential Location:
Nalandabodhi Seattle
Nalanda West, Vajra Spot

Meeting Times: 11 Wednesdays: March 23 – June 1, 2016 (7 – 8:30 pm PST)

Course Description:
This course begins with a brief review of mind and its functions, or mental events, followed by a detailed phenomenological account of causes and results from the Abhidharma and the presentation of the twelve links of dependent origination which is Buddha’s response to the perennial questions of where we came from, where we are now, and where we are heading. There will also be a discussion of the Path of Special Insight and the four applications of mindfulness.

Required texts:

  • Root text: Classifications of Mind (Lorik), by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, Nitartha Institute Publications
  • Root text: Collected Topics (Düdra), by Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, Nitartha Institute Publications
  • Root text: The Gateway that Reveals the Philosophical Traditions to Fresh Minds, by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche & Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen, Nitartha Institute Publications:
  • Mind & Its World 2 Sourcebook, Nitartha Institute Publications
  • Mind & Its World 3 Sourcebook, Nitartha Institute Publications

Texts may be purchased from the Nalandabodhi Bookstore: http://nalandastore.com

Class topics:

  • Primary minds and mental events
  • Causes, conditions and results by entity
  • Terminological classification of causes and results
  • Twelve links of interdependence
  • Karma: cause and effect
  • The Path of Special Insight
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