Class: Nitartha Institute - Mind and It's World 3 and Debate 2

Mind and Its World 3

This course completes the study of the two foundational root texts: Classifications of Mind and Collected Topics. It begins with exploration of the terminological classification of causes and results from Collected Topics based on the Abhidharmakosha; and continues with the presentation of the modes of engagement of mind - the six ways in which mind engages its objects, from Classifications of Mind as well as the final part of Collected Topics, drawn from the Pramana tradition.

 

Debate 2

This course continues a methodical training in elementary debate skills on the basis of the Debate 1 class. The students will learn how to challenge the second mode of a reasoning, debate strategies of the challenger and the defender and how to bring a debate to completion. Thus the students will learn all the basic skills needed for engaging in a formal debate. Regading the content, the class will continue debating classification of objects in terms of entity and add causes, conditions and results in terms of entity.

 

Teacher: Dr. Phil Stanley and Jirka Hladis

When: 9 consecutive Mondays January 18 through March 15, 2010 (7-9:30pm) and 4 Saturdays: Jan 23, Feb 6, Feb 20, March 6 (9am-5pm)

Where: Dzogchen Cottage, 280 Devon Place, Boulder

Cost: MW3 & Debate-$480, MW3 only-$355 ($450/$325 for Nalandabodhi Members) plus text cost

Register: Online on the Nitartha Institute website.