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Ahimsa

The journey from prohibition to awakening

This series includes 6 episodes

Topics Include: 1) The meaning of ahimsa in the different religious traditions of the world; 2) The relationship between harm and suffering; 3) The basic definition of ahimsa; 4) The relationship between ahimsa and dependent origination; 5) Ahimsa and suffering; 6) Dependent origination: how does harm arise? 7) Dependent Origination and non-self; 8) The implications for morality and ethics; 9) The progression into love and compassion; 10) The movement from restraint, to understanding, to non-self, to love and compassion.

September 19, 2026

Topics Include: 1) Ahimsa and two essential questions in the spiritual journey; 2) Dependent origination: what is the cause of suffering? 3) Dependent origination: what is my self? 4) Ahimsa from a prohibition to an expression of wisdom; 5) Can ahimsa be directed to one’s own self? 6) Can the suffering we experience be unconscious? 7) The role of ignorance in causing suffering; 8) How awareness reduces suffering; 9) The wages of ignorance.

September 26, 2026

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