The heart of Mario's talk focuses on the fundamental danger of practice of unknowingly turning the practice itself into just another possession of the self. He focuses on the teachings of the early Chan masters who developed teachings and structures to alert practitioners of this danger that many would consider the greatest challenge of the spiritual path, in that of surrendering the notion of self without simply reinforcing it.
Professor Mario Poceski is an associate professor of Buddhist studies and Chinese religions at the University of Florida, USA. His latest books include:
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to East and Inner Asian Buddhism (Blackwell 2014)
Introducing Chinese Religions (Routledge 2009)
Ordinary Mind as the Way: The Hongzhou School and the Growth of Chan Buddhism (Oxford 2007)
Breaking out of Your Conditioned Bubble
The Importance of Silence
Silent-Illumination Unpacked
Taming the Noise
The Unifying Principle of all Buddhism
Questions on Spiritual Practice Part 2
Questions on Spiritual Practice Part 1
The Principles of the Spiritual Path Part 3
The Principles of the Spiritual Path Part 2
The Principles of the Spiritual Path Part 1
The Great Adventure
Beyond Death - the Eternal Flow
The Myth of Death
Finding Joy Within Practice
Q & A - Session 2
Q & A - Session 1
Complete Teachings - Talk 4
Complete Teachings - Talk 3
Complete Teachings - Talk 2
Complete Teachings - Talk 1
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