Buddha's greatest discovery - Dependent Origination - reveals the profound mechanics of life, suffering, and liberation. This essential doctrine shows how all experiences arise from interdependent causes and conditions, unraveling the roots of our struggles and pointing to the path of ultimate freedom. In this video, we break down the 12 links of human existence and their deep implications for our understanding of self and reality. #buddha #buddhism #philosophy #enlightenment #dharma #dhamma
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📚 Recommended Reading
▶ Walpula Rahula Thero: What the Buddha Taught
▶ Thich Nhat Hanh: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
▶ Rupert Gethin: Foundations of Buddhism
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https://www.dhammatalks.org/ebook_index.html
https://www.accesstoinsight.org/index.html
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⌛ Timestamps
02:56 Buddha's insight into causality
06:00 The 12 links of Dependent Origination explained
08:57 The 4 kinds of clinging
24:07 Consciousness
34:05 The 4 Noble Truths
40:37 The 2 types of causality
44:49 Dependent Origination across 3 lives
45:19 Buddha's original simile for Dependent Origination
48:53 Dependent Origination & non-self
51:00 Dependent Origination & karma (free will)
52:35 Dependent Origination & emptiness (shunyata)
54:39 Dependent Origination & the 3 marks of existence
55:30 Dependent Origination & ignorance
57:15 Dependent Origination & liberation (nirvana)
01:01:42 Transcendental Dependent Origination
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📝 Script
You can read the script of this video essay on the S2S website: https://www.seekertoseeker.com/dependent-origination/
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Video editing by Simeon & Sempiter