Entering the Middle Way 23 | "Three Realms Are Mind Only" — Mind, Karma & Dependent Origination

Who or what is the true creator of your world? Khenpo Sodargye unpacks a classic Madhyamaka debate: why the Prasangika school sides with the worldly person over the Mind Only School — and what the Buddha actually meant by “all phenomena are mind-only.” What you will discover in this lecture: ① Why Chandrakirti challenged the Mind Only School with sharp wit, not harsh words ② What it truly means that “the world disputes with me; I do not dispute with the world” ③ Why God, atoms, primal substance — none of these can be the true creator ④ How the twelve links of dependent origination show that your mind shapes your world ⑤ Why material science alone will never resolve the root of human suffering 👇 Check the timestamps below to follow the teaching step by step. 00:00:00 Opening Prayers and Introduction 00:00:38 "Conversing with Chandrakirti" — How to Study This Text 00:01:51 Today's Topic: Mind Only vs. Worldly Convention 00:02:25 The Root Verse: Dependent Nature and What Prasangika Accepts 00:05:46 "The World Disputes With Me; I Do Not Dispute With the World" 00:13:45 Does Grasping at Existence Block Liberation? 00:14:11 Verse: If Worldly Conventions Pose No Harm — A Witty Challenge 00:14:58 Go Debate the Farmer and Driver First — Then Come to Me 00:19:24 Why Using Emptiness to Belittle Others Is Unreasonable 00:27:18 The Sutra of the Descent to Lanka: All Three Realms Are Mind Only 00:28:00 The True Purpose: Refuting the Permanent Self as Agent 00:31:25 Your Mind Shapes Your World — Rain, Snow, Difficult People 00:40:52 Who Created the World? Not God, Not Atoms — But Mind 00:43:49 Masters Like Asanga Pretended Not to Know — Out of Compassion 00:45:10 Buddhism and Science: Why Niels Bohr Ended Up in Panic 00:53:34 Stable Hearts and Unstable Ones — What the World Tells Us #KhenpoSodargye #TibetanBuddhism #Madhyamakavatara #MindOnly #Chandrakirti #Chittamatra #Emptiness #DependentOrigination #BuddhistPhilosophy #ThreeRealms #MindAndWorld #InnerPeace #Madhyamaka #BuddhistWisdom #Consciousness