A "Spiral Path" in Buddhism?

We will look at what one recent Buddhist teacher termed a "spiral path" in Buddhism, and how it guides us out of our ordinary, mundane lives into a more transcendent encounter with the dharma. We will also then turn to look at how another early Buddhist path can be seen as a kind of spiral, taking inspiration from a sutta in the Pāli tradition. ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes:   / dougsseculardharma   🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma ✅ Videos: Dependent Origination —    • What is Dependent Origination in Early Bud...   Buddhist Faith —    • Buddhist Faith   Sutta on the Great Forty: the Three-Stroke Engine of Practice —    • Sutta on the Great Forty: the Three-Stroke...   ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/sn12.23/en/s... (Upanisā Sutta) https://suttacentral.net/sn12.1/en/su... (Dependent origination in both directions). https://suttacentral.net/an10.61/en/s... (Listening is the fuel for faith). ✅ Other material: How dukkha leads to practice and confidence through transcendental dependent arising: https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/artic... Bhikkhu Bodhi on Transcendental Dependent Arising http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/upa... Jayarava Attwood, “The Spiral Path or Lokuttara Paṭicca-samuppāda” in Western Buddhist Review 2013 (6). https://thebuddhistcentre.com/system/... Dhivan Thomas Jones, This Being, That Becomes: The Buddha’s Teaching on Conditionality (Windhorse, 2011). Ch. 4. -- https://amzn.to/34ViARA Facebook:   / onlinedharmainstitute   Twitter:   / dougsdharma   ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (1) Matthew Smith Bob Snead JC Pritom Phookun Shantha Wengappuli Margo Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Michael Roe Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Steven Kopp Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR LaShanda Williams Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer Michael Seefeld Ernie Rob khobe schofield Abhinav Jalan Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Steve Marlor Kaine Usher #onlinedharmainstitute #buddhism #earlybuddhism #secularbuddhism Spiral photo courtesy of https://pixabay.com/users/jplenio-764... Disclaimer: Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!