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Clarke Scott is a fully ordained Buddhist monk trained in the Tibetan tradition. A student of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Clarke has received personal instructions—direct one-to-one instructions—on Madhyamaka philosophy and meditation from His Holiness. Recently Clarke moved to Tasmania to pursue a Ph.D in Buddhist philosophy from the University of Tasmania.

Bruises, News and a Scholarship

Bruised Fingertips

It has been a while, I know. I am sorry about that, really. So what have I been up to, you ask? Well, its a little like this…read some stuff on Buddhist thought, personal identity, cognitive science and what it means to have a sense of self. Write about what I read. Eat something then, sleep. Get up the following day and do it all again. Sound like fun? Well, I guess that depends on what your writing about. For me, I’m having a ball. Being a postgrad student is a real blast. I feel like I am doing something useful which allows me to continue being a Buddhist monk at the same time. As a friend of mine recently said: not too many people get to do what they want in life. Make the most of it. He’s right, and I will. Hopefully, along the way I can

Some News

In December at the Australian Association of Buddhist Studies conference, I will be presenting a work in progress essay entitled Madhymaka Constructionism: Establishing the Unreal. It is a paper on a constructionist view of persons that I argue resolves the tension between the doctrine of selflessness and the givenness of first-person experience.  I believe the event is open to the public, and it will be held during the same week as the Dalai Lama teachings. So, if you are in Sydney at that time, don’t be a stranger. I will be attending HH Dalai Lama’s teachings in Sydney too.

In early next year I will be traveling to the University of Tibetan Studies in Sarnath India for research.  During this trip I will be visiting Bodhgaya for HH Dalai Lama teachings.

So, keep your ear to the ground.

And a Scholarship

Recently, I secured a stipend scholarship through the University of Tasmania. The scholarship is for the full 3 year duration of the PhD and will allow me to focus exclusively on producing quality work. All of this, of course, could not have been possible without the generosity and support of the following people.

Venerable Geshe Thubten Loden, Venerable Toby Gillies, Professor Robert Thurman, Manikam Nedumaran, Peter Whitby, Barry and Fay Scott, Anthony Joseph, Tim Mckibbon, Rosemary McKew, Michael Colton, Trevor Kitcher, Barbara Spencer, Joseph Szili, Louise Fagan, Adrian Reif, Philip Miller, Bruce Galbreath and Arwen O’Connor.

For their support, I am truly grateful.

I’d also like to thank the University of Tasmania and Professors Jeff Malpas, Wayne Hudson and Dr. Lucy Tatman. The application process far easier than it would have been without your support.

So, now I have no excuses for failure…well… other than my lack of skill, of course.

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