The Fetters In Detail

Click on the links below to explore what each fetter is and how to dislodge the beliefs behind it.

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​Fetters 1, 2 & 3:
The Initial Shift in Identity 

​      Fetter 1: Self-View
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      No Self, Or A New Self?
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      Fetter 2: Doubt & Perplexity

      ​Fetter 3: Rites and Rituals

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Fetters 4 & 5:
The Push and Pull of Reactivity

      ​Fetters 4&5: Desire & Ill Will

      Inquiry into Desire and Ill Will
         Introduction to Inquiry
         Weakening ​and Breaking
         Personal ​Experiences
         A Suggested Approach
         Working ​in the Gap

      Sample Dialogues
         Dialogue 1
         Dialogue 2
         Dialogue 3

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Fetter 6:
The Illusion of Subjectivity
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      Fetter 6: Subjectivity

      Fetter 6: Sample Dialogue

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Fetter 7:
The Illusion of Perception

      Fetter 7: Perception​

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Fetter 8:
The Illusion that "I Am"

      ​Fetter 8: "I Am"

      Fetter 8: Sample Dialogue

      ​Essays: Going Beyond "I Am"
         1. "I Am" in Buddhism
         2. Nisargadatta ​and "I Am"
         3. The Singularity Illusion
         4. Abiding ​in "I Am"
         5. Direct ​Experience
         6. Simple Experience
​         7. Inquiry ​into "I Am"
         8. Experience of No "I Am"

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Fetters 9 & 10:
Letting Go Of Suffering

      ​​Fetter 9 - Restlessness

      Fetter 10 - Not Knowing

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