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)
Samadhi in Action
The Medicine for Fear and Suffering
A Glimpse of the Bodhisattva
Talk 6/6 - Questions and Answers
Talk 5/6 Dharma Offers More Than Just Happiness
Talk 4/6 Time for Renewal
Talk 3/6 The Jewel of Awareness
2/6 Breaking Through the Darkness
1/6 Making Life Positive
The Secret of Awakening
Empowering Yourself
The Dangers of Wilful Practice
The Blue Sky, and the Inconceivable Journey
Mind, Body and Practice
Dharma Practice will change your Life
Talk 6/6 End of Retreat Question and Answer Session
Talk 5/6 The Spritual Journey
Talk 4/6 Stillness and its Profound Nature
Talk 3/6 The Tools of Transformation
Talk 2/6 The Art of Non Doing
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