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The Left/Right Brain and Capital “M” Mind (Part 3 of 3)

Roots of the path. The root of the path is sila, samadhi and panna. 1. The Golden Rule works. 2. Concentration -- requires and effort that goes beyond your preference mind (you get bored). Important for right-hemisphere brain if mind is wandering around in the left...

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The Left/Right Brain and Capital “M” Mind (Part 2 of 3)

The noting of unity. All the objects of your mind are impermanent. Liberation from suffering/Nirvana/Christ consciousness is a right-hemisphere experience but the left hemisphere is the hemisphere that knows about it. --- This talk was given in Kyoto, Japan, in...

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The Left/Right Brain and Capital “M” Mind (Part 1 of 3)

In this episode, Qapel (Doug Duncan) asks you to imagine you're a newspaper reporter asking the simplest questions: What is Buddhism? What is it for? What are we actually doing when we practice? This talk, originally given as a public presentation, takes those...

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