Dwelling in the Heart of Reality
D1S1 - Buddhism as Contemplative Science
Lama Alan · Eva Natanya · 121 minutes · recorded January 1, 2020
Lama Alan Wallace argues that religion, philosophy and science are Eurocentric categories that do not fit Buddhism, and presents the four noble truths as testable claims rather than beliefs. He leads a guided practice in which we settle body, speech and mind in their natural states, watching the movements of the mind from stillness. He quotes Shantideva on remaining still like a piece of wood, and Eva Natanya asks whether Christianity could adapt to Buddhism as it has to Plato and Darwin.
Attachment and craving Illness and pain The four noble truths Shantideva