Guru Viking Podcast Ep122: Mysteries of Dependent Origination - Leigh Brasington
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Nov 19, 2021 AI Snips
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Why The Book Was Released For Free
- Leigh chose to release his book for free after realizing permissions costs and that sutra resources are already freely available online.
- He cites using free software, volunteer editors, and the Buddha's freely shared teachings as reasons to offer the preprint gratis.
Dependent Origination Explains Dependencies Not Causes
- Dependent origination explains phenomena as things arising because other conditions are present rather than as metaphysical causes.
- Leigh Brasington emphasizes necessary conditions: turn off a necessary condition (like craving) to stop the resulting bummer (dukkha).
Illness Sparked The Push To Finish The Book
- Leigh overcame writer's block by confronting illness and mortality during bronchitis, which pushed him to finish the manuscript.
- He revised the book's outline drawing on teaching retreats and a rediscovery of the Sutta Nipata quarrels discourse as an original entry point.