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July 31, 2020
oIntroduction – A Scientific Approach to Buddha Dhamma
oTheories of Our World – Scientific Overview
oMind and Matter – Buddhist Analysis
oSensual Pleasures – The Hidden Suffering
oKammic Energy Leads to Consciousness
•Gandhabba in a Human Body – an Analogy
•Persistent Vegetative State – Buddhist View
•Patient H.M. – Different Roles of Brain in Memory
•Memory Recall for Gandhabba in a Human Body
oOur Two Worlds – Rūpa Loka and Nāma Loka
•Autobiographical Memory – Preserved in Nāma Loka
•Rūpa and Rūpakkhandha, Nāma and Nāmagotta
•Response to a Sensory Stimulus – Role of Gati/Anusaya
•Ārammaṇa Plays a Critical Role in a Sensory Event
•Nāma Loka and Rūpa Loka – Two Parts of Our World
oTipiṭaka – A Systematic Approach
•Tipiṭaka – The Uniqueness of Buddha Dhamma
•Pāli Canon Is Self-Contained but Requires Detailed Explanation
•Vinaya Piṭaka – More Than Disciplinary Rules
•Abhidhamma Piṭaka – Deeper Analyses of Concepts
•Antarābhava – No Connection to Gandhabba
•Antarābhava Discussion in Kathāvatthu – Not Relevant to Gandhabba
•How Do We See? – Role of the Gandhabba
•Interpretation of the Tipiṭaka – Gandhabba Example