This material is the second plain-language interpretation of Buddhism, continuing the previous installment's core concepts of breaking attachment and no-self, and expanding into reflective explanation around the four words neither constant nor ceasing. Combining the Eight Negations verses of the Madhyamaka Shastra, it answers the key question, if there is no self, why still bear karmic responsibility, and explains that although all things have no fixed self-nature, they still possess causal continuity. The course plainly unpacks the eight-consciousness system of eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind, manas and alaya consciousness, clarifying that alaya consciousness is not equivalent to a soul, breaking attachment to a self, and contrasting Western philosophy to help understand that there is no object outside consciousness. It bypasses obscure scriptures and uses plain language to sort out Buddhism's core reasoning, helping learners build a clearer Buddhist understanding.
This course comes with a materials pack. Members receive the access link by email after requesting the course.