0795 - TALKS: Kalpana & Conceit of Mind

Episode 0795 - Kalpana & Conceit of Mind
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Comments on Kalpana (Sanskrit), conceptualizing, and the illusory nature of mental process. Manu's teaching from Yoga Vasistha, multiple definitions of kalpana from Vedic, Advaita Vedanta, and Buddhist sources (Pali, sankhara). Right view, real vs. unreal, seeing through vs. seeing matters through. Date: 8/31/23

Additional references from Buddhist Buddha-Dhamma, Advaita Vedanta, Ra Material, core Taoism, transpersonal psychology & Christian metaphysics.

* Manu & King Ikshaku (Yoga Vasistha): https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/yoga-vasistha-english/d/doc118661.html

* Kalpana (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpana_(imagination)

* Kalpana (Wisdom Library): https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kalpana

* A Matter of Life and Death (1946): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Matter_of_Life_and_Death_(film)

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