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Lesson 31
Lesson 31
The Shurangama Sutra
Buddhism
Food Philosophy
Illusion of Taste
meditation
Mindfulness
Monastic Traditions
Nature of Touch
Psychology of Senses
Shurangama Sutra
Tibetan yak butter tea culture
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Overview
Chapters
00:00
Honoring the Lineage: Tapping into the Source of Wisdom
03:50
The Art of Yak Butter: From Milk to the "Supreme Taste"
04:54
Cabbage vs. Butter: The Generation Gap in Tibetan Dining Habits
06:08
The "8-Jin" Diet: A Humorous Chat About the Cost of Living in Sertar
07:49
The Origin of Flavor: Does "Delicious" Live in the Food or Your Tongue?
10:37
The Venomous Snake: Why We Can't Have Two Tongues at Once
20:17
The Salty Sky: If Air Had a Flavor, We'd Be Like Fish Drowning in Salt Water
23:55
The Paradox of Blandness: You Need Tastelessness to Experience Flavor
28:50
The Morning Ritual: Why Monks Rub Their Heads Three Times a Day
30:15
The Act of Shaving: A Symbol of Liberation for Monks, A Mark of Shame for Prisoners
31:51
The Touch Experiment: Is the Sensation in Your Hand or on Your Head?
34:50
The Singularity of Touch: Why One Mind Can Never Truly Feel Two Realities
36:58
The Fingernail Logic: Nothing Can Touch Itself without a Second Object
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