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Sangha night

Links of conditionality

The Nidana Chain and conditioned co-production

We're still on the theme of the Wheel of Life, but we're now approaching the critical aspect of how to escape it. While it is possible to go beyond the aspects of our human lives that hold us back without understanding the mechanisms involved, it can be very useful to see how those mechanisms work so that we can more easily, and consciously unhook ourselves.

In the first of two talks, Sthiraratna will focus mostly on pratitya samutpada, which has been described as the fundamental doctrine of Buddhism. Variously translated in English as conditionality, conditioned co-production, dependent arising or dependent origination, pratitya samutpada might be described as the engine room of the Buddhist view of how the world works and how we humans typically respond to it.

The Nidana chain, literally links of conditionality, shows how the principle can tie us to the wheel of life. But if we clearly understand it and its implications, we are armed with a powerful tool to loosen our shackles to the wheel of life, and move toward the realm of the unconditioned.

Wednesday nights are a place for people who have attended our foundation courses to come together and celebrate community, deepen their knowledge of Buddhism, and their understanding of how to practice it. They generally include a talk and discussion, a social cup of tea and meditation.

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