• What Do We Know?

  • Aug 31 2023
  • Length: 20 mins
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What Do We Know?

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  • In an exchange between Ananda and the Buddha, the Buddha tells Ananda, "It is much better to talk of what you know than to speculate foolishly." Sound advice, but what do we actually know?

    In this episode, Pobsa explains how our perceptions are constructed and thus open to inaccuracy. After describing several ways we "fool ourselves" he offers some practices to correct for all-too-common cognitive biases.

    If you wish to learn more about the nature of the mind according to the Buddha's teaching in the Satipatthana-Sutta, as well as tools for critical thinking based upon neuro- and cognitive science, you can join Pobsa for a four-week course starting Sept 9. All sessions will be recorded if you cannot make the live session.

    Registration Information:

    https://www.mindfulnessyoga.net/minding-the-mind.html

    For Dana Offerings, greatly appreciated: https://www.mindfulnessyoga.net/dana.html

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