Lankavatara Foundations (1)
A discussion on essential positions and framing in the Lankavatara scheme. Mind-only non-duality, perfuming, seeds, liberation and more.
Lankavatara 2:VI (part 2)
This session tracks Lankavatāra 2.VI through the seven aspects of self-nature, linking them to meditative thresholds—from mind and wisdom to the Tathāgata’s world. We explore cessation, karmic projection, and how insight reconstructs perception.
Lankavatara 2:V & 2:VI:1-2
In this session we unpack the seven natures of self-nature and the seven aspects of ultimate principle. This session emphasizes fusing classical Yogācāra insight into meditative training—having a direct experience that reveals how selfing arises, how realization descends, and how non-duality is lived, not conceptualized.
Lankavatara 2:IV:10-end
In this session, we continue exploring the structure of cessation—tracking how perfuming, projections, and perception dissolve together. The focus turns to what the Lankāvatāra calls the “false thesis” shared with the heterodox: mistaking imagined realms for reality. We clarify the distinction between dharmas and conditions, not as philosophy, but as living anatomy of perception.
Lankavatara 2:IV:1-10
In this opening session of a rigorous, practice-rooted translation series on the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra, we explore the structure of arising, abiding, and cessation in Yogācāra terms. Key teachings include the the distinction between discriminating and conceptualizing mind, the nature of ālaya-vijñāna, and the two kinds of cessation: characteristic and continuity.
Intro to the Lankavatara Sutra
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On the Dhammapada (2:4-7) & Inner Practice
Explore mindfulness, self-awareness, and energetic cultivation through the lens of the Dhammapada. Topics include the balance of discipline and transcendence, the dynamics of ego, and the integration of intuition, resonance, and embodied wisdom in daily practice.
Dhammapada 2:1-3
Explore a deep Zen Dharma discussion on mindfulness, form, and liberation through the lens of the Dhammapada. Discover insights on ego, self-discipline, distraction, and the interplay between Theravāda and Mahāyāna perspectives on enlightenment and nirvana.
Dhammapada 1-17:18
True Zen practice is not in the words we recite—it is in the lives we live. This Dharma discussion explores the Dhammapada’s teachings on integrity, practice, and transformation. From the momentum of moral action to the role of emotions in shaping our reality, we delve into how real change requires not just discipline, but deep self-inquiry. Discover how letting go of ignorance, refining emotional clarity, and embracing radical responsibility lead to genuine spiritual awakening.
Dhammapada verses 1-10
A discussion inspired by verses 1-10 of the dhammapada.