CONDITIONALITY AND THE METAPHYSICS OF TIMEA critical note on the interpretation of Dependent Origination A traditional interpretation of Dependent Origination, according to which this process unfolds in its entirety over the course of three lives — past, present, and future — is, in fact, kālikā, that is, bound to a metaphysical conception of time. The... Continua a leggere →

Perception, Categorization and ProliferationExcerpt from the weekly Dhamma meeting,Tuesday, October 5, 2026 The Madhupiṇḍika Sutta (MN 18) describes a process through which sensory experience can turn into conceptual proliferation: “Friend, from the interaction between the eye and forms arises visual consciousness. The meeting of the three is contact. Contact conditions feeling. What is felt is... Continua a leggere →