The Heart Sutra is the most recited, copied, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. In part 2 we look in detail at "emptiness"—what it means to say "empty of self-nature" and explore the famous line from the Heart Sutra: "Form is emptiness and emptiness is form."

Show notes include the Sutra in Sanskrit and English, along with video of the class and other visual aids.

The Heart Sutra is the most recited, copied, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. In part 1 we introduce the text, recite it in Sanskrit, discuss the meaning of the title, set the stage, and introduce the main characters.

Show notes include the Sutra in Sanskrit and English, along with video of the class and other visual aids.

Principles of balancing the humors (Sanskrit: dośa, dosha).

Using food and herbs for preventative medicine.

How to balance yourself with common herbal teas.

Taught by Mojohito Tchudi in Cambria, California on July, 29, 2018.

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How the five elements combine in living beings.

Descriptions of the biological humors (Sanskrit: dośa, dosha).

How to recognize the doshas as they manifest in life.

Taught by Mojohito Tchudi in Cambria, California on July, 29, 2018.

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The five universal elements of nature.

"Space" (Sanskrit: ākāśa) as field of consciousness.

How solar energy drives life on Earth.

Guided meditation on the interconnectedness of nature through the five elements.

Taught by Mojohito Tchudi in Cambria, California on July, 29, 2018.

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Stages of herbal healing in Ayurveda.

Defining rasayana, the path of soma, amrit, nectar.

Entheogens, spiritual use of herbs.

Defining adaptogen, improving vitality with herbs.

Taught by Mojohito Tchudi in Cambria, California on July 30, 2017.

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Taking the first steps on the Buddhist path: refuge and ethics.

Briefly review refuge in the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.

Overview of causality. Material causes, immediate causes, causes vs. conditions.

Relationship between karma and ethics.

The power of formally vowing to live ethically.

Two stages of vows: freedom vows and bodhisattva vows.

Review the ten freedom vows.

How to track your vows with a daily journal.

Taught by Mojohito Tchudi in Chico, California on September 14th, 2017.

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Review materialist arguments for mind.

Review Dharmakirti's refutation.

Review logical proof for past and future lives.

How mind and matter co-exist.

The twelve stages of how our mind creates our reality, beginning with ignorance, up to the cause of death and rebirth.

Scare off half the class.

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Taught by Mojohito Tchudi in Chico, California on August 10th, 2017.

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Discovering the cause of "mind".

Materialist arguments for mind.

Buddhist arguments for mind.

Defining a material cause,.

Using deduction to prove past and future lives.

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Taught by Mojohito Tchudi in Chico, California on July 13th, 2017.

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Reverse engineering enlightened beings with logic.

What is meant by omniscience?

How buddhas perceive space and time.

Methods for determining that buddhas have valid perception all the time.

Interpreting whether the Buddha meant something literally or figuratively.

Flaws in the logic for determining the origin of the universe. The logical absurdity of a first cause or a creator god.

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Taught by Mojohito Tchudi in Chico, California on June 8th, 2017.

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