#Buddhism reframes the "#HardProblem" of #consciousness by rejecting the mind-matter dichotomy. Rather than treating consciousness as an emergent property or separate substance, #Buddhist #philosophy analyzes it as a contingent process (#viññāṇa) arising through #DependentOrigination. This relational view dissolves the explanatory gap while offering #meditative practices for direct investigation of #awareness's #impermanent, #NonSelf nature.

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-11-16-consciousness_and_the_hard_problem/

#WeekendStories

The #DefaultModeNetwork constructs our sense of continuous self through autobiographical narrative and self-referential processing. #Buddhist #meditation practices reduce #DMN activity, correlating with experiences of #anattā (#NonSelf). This convergence between #contemplative insight and #neuroscience reveals the constructed, dynamic nature of ego. Here's a brief overview:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-11-16-default_mode_network/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism

#Menander I (#Milinda) features in the #Milindapañha as an inquisitive #Hellenistic king debating with the monk #Nāgasena. The text highlights #Buddhism's rational, dialogical method—using analogy and debate to clarify #nonself (#anatta), #rebirth, and #ethics — and its openness to intercultural #philosophical exchange. Here's a brief exploration of his legacy:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-11-11-menander_and_the_milindapanha/

#WeekendStories

#Mushin (無心), the #Zen state of "#NoMind", denotes a mind free from grasping and reactivity, enabling spontaneous, lucid action. Unlike mere blankness, mushin embodies refined #awareness and non-conceptual clarity, aligning with Buddhist ideals of #equanimity and #NonSelf (#anatta). Exceptional in linking #meditative insight to everyday activity. Here is a brief overview of its meaning and practice in Zen.

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-08-04-mushin/

#WeekendStories #Buddhism

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: The Heart Sutra

🔗 Explore BDG on YouTube: youtube.com/@BuddhistdoorGlobal

#Buddhism #Buddha #ThichNhatHanh #Emptiness #Sunyata #NonSelf #Anatman #HeartSutra #Liberation #SpiritualGrowth #Awakening #Spirituality

Buddhistdoor Quote for Today: The Heart Sutra

Listen Sariputra, 
all phenomena bear the mark of Emptiness; 
their true nature is the nature of 
no Birth no Death, 
no Being no Non-being, 
no Defilement no Purity, 
no Increasing no Decreasing. — The Heart Sutra

🔗 Explore more at BDG: https://buddhistdoor.net

#Buddhism #Buddha #ThichNhatHanh #Emptiness #Sunyata #NonSelf #Anatman #HeartSutra #Liberation #SpiritualGrowth #Awakening #Spirituality

BDG feature: Only This, Wisdom Mind -- Asa Hershoff reflects on the tantric view of pure awareness

🔗 Read here: https://tinyurl.com/5hap72s3

#Buddhism #Mind #TantricBuddhism #Vajrayana #TibetanBuddhism #BuddhistRetreat #Shunyata #Nonself #Rigpa

BDG feature: Maturity on the Path: Guidance from the Buddha

Read here: https://tinyurl.com/4cfz7d2u

#buddhism #theravada #buddhistmonk #buddhistpractice #buddha #dhamma #dharma #palicanon #meditation #nonself