Dependent Origination and Anatta
How can I realize my full potential as a human being if the Buddha teaches that there is no self? The answer delves into the understanding of karma and the Buddhist concept of non-self.
Episode 1
Topics include: 1) What are the unique gifts that I bring into this world; 2) How can I realize my potential as a human being if the Buddha teaches that there is no-self; 3) What is the Buddha’s teaching of no self; 4) How does the concept of ego and no-self relate to the difference between conventional and ultimate reality; 5) What is the relationship between ego and non-self to dependent origination or the Law of Karma.
Episode 2
Topics include: 1) You are the vessel through which karma flows; 2) Finding the nature within ourselves and allowing it to be realized to the fullest; 3) We are part of nature, not above it
Episode 3
Topics include: 1) The conundrum: If there is no self, who is becoming? 2) How does the Buddhist concept of non-self relate to neuroscience; 3) Dependent Origination as a process of becoming and manifestation in the world.
episode 4
Topics include: 1) The explanation of neuroscience to the problem of self: Antonio Damasio; 2) We are only our experience: the Buddhist concept of nama rupa, or mind and body.