About this event
Welcome to Episodes 03-05 of the Vibe with Venerable series, where we talk “live” to Buddhist masters together.
Soryu Forall will join us for 3 consecutive episodes, all on the topic of prapañca (see below). You are highly encouraged to attend all 3 if you can.
Full listing of all Vibe with Venerable episodes here.
Episode 03. The Mind’s Tendency to Spread Conflict: What is Prapañca
Prapañca (Pali: papañca; Chinese: 妄想) is an important concept in the Buddhist understanding of how conflict arises at the individual and collective level. We will explore texts that explain prapañca and describe how to cut through clinging to it, for our benefit and the benefit of the world.
We will review texts from several traditions to understand this term, it’s connection with other terms such as samjna and sanskara, and how we work with it in our meditation practice.
15 April 2025 (Tuesday), 8am US Pacific Time, 11am US Eastern, 4pm London, 11pm Singapore (Timezone convertor).
Episode 04. The Mind’s Tendency to Spread Conflict: Why does Prapañca cause conflict
We will look into a few critical texts from the Theravada school of Buddhism to understand the source of conflict in our world, our relationships, and our own minds. We will also consider how to resolve these conflicts.
22 April 2025 (Tuesday), 8am US Pacific Time, 11am US Eastern, 4pm London, 11pm Singapore (Timezone convertor).
Episode 05. The Mind’s Tendency to Spread Conflict: What should we do about Prapañca
We will describe how to use Buddhist practice to overcome our tendency to engage in prapanca. We will see how clearing our minds is an act of compassion.
29 April 2025 (Tuesday), 8am US Pacific Time, 11am US Eastern, 4pm London, 11pm Singapore (Timezone convertor).
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