Survey of the Advayavada Study Plan – ASP

The purpose of the autonomous Advayavada Study Plan – ASP is that we study (and debate in a local group, the family circle or with good friends) the meaning and implications of the weekly subject, not as a formal and impersonal intellectual exercise, but in the context of whatever we ourselves are presently doing or are concerned with, or about, such as our health, relationships, work, study, our place in society, etc. Advayavada Buddhism does not tell you what to do or believe, but how to make the very best of our own lives by becoming as wondrous overall existence advancing over time now in its manifest direction.

Week of the current year and subject:

Preliminary subjects:
01, 14, 27 and 40 : The impermanence of all existents (First Sign of Being).
02, 15, 28 and 41 : The selflessness of all existents (Second Sign of Being).
03, 16, 29 and 42 : Existential suffering (Third Sign of Being and First Noble Truth).
04, 17, 30 and 43 : Craving and its elimination (Second and Third Noble Truths).
05, 18, 31 and 44 : Path and Progress (Fourth Noble Truth and Fourth Sign of Being).

The Noble Eightfold Path:
06, 19, 32 and 45 : Our very best comprehension (First Step).
07, 20, 33 and 46 : Our very best resolution (Second Step).
08, 21, 34 and 47 : Our very best enunciation (Third Step).
09, 22, 35 and 48 : Our very best disposition (Fourth Step).
10, 23, 36 and 49 : Our very best implementation (Fifth Step).
11, 24, 37 and 50 : Our very best effort (Sixth Step).
12, 25, 38 and 51 : Our very best observation (Seventh Step).
13, 26, 39 and 52 : Our very best meditation (Eighth Step).

…and so forth!

Tip: Write down the weekly subject in your pocket diary!