Module 1
A Map of the Inner World
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A winding path leading into soft morning mist · 3:2
Purpose. Before we explore the mind in detail, we need a map — a sense of the territory and the spirit in which to travel it. This module sets the foundation: how this body of knowledge sees the world, why comparison is how we learn, how body and mind relate, what the Buddhist canon actually is, and the single most important attitude to carry through everything that follows — test it yourself.
What you'll practice in this module
Quiet noticing of your own mind, learning through honest comparison, sensing the body–mind connection, and beginning a simple practice journal you'll use across the whole course.
Lessons in this module
What This Course Is — and Isn't
The territory ahead, and how to walk it.
10 min 1.2How We Come to Know Anything
Why all understanding begins with comparison.
11 min 1.3Body and Mind, Leaning Together
Two partners that hold each other up.
12 min 1.4The Canon: A 2,600-Year Library of the Mind
What the Tipiṭaka is, and why it still matters.
11 min 1.5Come and See for Yourself
The testing attitude at the heart of the path.
12 min