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This is guided reflection on the 24 nidanas led by Dhivan, to accompany the 'Conditionality' module of the Dharma Training Course for Mitras (Year 2).
The 12 cyclical nidanas of the Wheel of Life and the 12 positive nidanas of the Spiral path are studied as part of the Conditionality course. Their full meaning however is best appreciated through reflective contemplation. Dhivan here offers a few words concerning each nidana followed by short periods of silence for quiet contemplation.
The 24 nidana reflection given here is a simplified version of the one devised by Sangharakshita.
| 1. | Introduction (1:20) | |
| 2. | Spiral Path 1st Nidana: Dukkha (1:30) | |
| 3. | Spiral Path 2nd Nidana: Faith (1:30) | |
| 4. | Spiral Path 3rd Nidana: Joy (1:30) | |
| 5. | Spiral Path 4th Nidana: Rapture (1:30) | |
| 6. | Spiral Path 5th Nidana: Tranquillity (1:30) | |
| 7. | Spiral Path 6th Nidana: Bliss (1:30) | |
| 8. | Spiral Path 7th Nidana: Concentration (1:30) | |
| 9. | Spiral Path 8th Nidana: Knowledge and Vision (1:30) | |
| 10. | Cyclical Nidanas 1st Nidana: Ignorance (2:00) | |
| 11. | Cyclical Nidanas 2nd Nidana: Formations (1:30) | |
| 12. | Cyclical Nidanas 3rd Nidana: Consciousness (1:30) | |
| 13. | Cyclical Nidanas 4th Nidana: Name and Form (1:30) | |
| 14. | Cyclical Nidanas 5th Nidana: Six Sense Realms (1:30) | |
| 15. | Cyclical Nidanas 6th Nidana: Contact (1:30) | |
| 16. | Cyclical Nidanas 7th Nidana: Feeling (1:30) | |
| 17. | Cyclical Nidanas 8th Nidana: Craving (2:00) | |
| 18. | Cyclical Nidanas 9th Nidana: Clinging (1:30) | |
| 19. | Cyclical Nidanas 10th Nidana: Existence (1:30) | |
| 20. | Cyclical Nidanas 11th Nidana: Birth (1:30) | |
| 21. | Cyclical Nidanas 12th Nidana: Aging and Death (1:30) | |
| 22. | Spiral Path 9th Nidana: Disenchantment (2:00) | |
| 23. | Spiral Path 10th Nidana: Dispassion (1:30) | |
| 24. | Spiral Path 11th Nidana: Liberation (1:30) | |
| 25. | Spiral Path 12th Nidana: Knowledge of Destruction; Conclusion (2:15) |
Total running time: 39:35
