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Work in Progress: First Quarter 2008

Alexander Berzin

31 March 2008

Digitized English articles that arrived:

The Life and Times of He Yan (Ho Yen) (4 parts)

Completed German translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

A Deluded Outlook toward a Transitory Network
Proposal for Research Cooperation between Dharmasala and Uzbekistan

New Russian translations online:

Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship (chapters 7-end of the e-Book)
Actions for Training from Taking Safe Direction (Refuge)
The Establishment of the Bhikshuni Order in India
Tulkus Conference on Nonsectarianism

Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Comparison of the 'Dharma-Lite' and 'Real Thing Dharma' Versions of Lam-rim

Articles sent for Russian translation:

Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth (7 parts)

Completed and edited Polish translations that arrived:

Renunciation - The Determination To Be Free

Completed and edited Portuguese translations that arrived:

Suggestions Regarding Overseas Dharma Centers
Buddhism and Science
The Purpose and Benefits of Debate
Lessons To Be Learned from the Adaptation of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia
The Endpoint of Samsara Is Suffering, the Endpoint of Dharma Is Happiness – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I

24 March 2008

New English audio files online:

An Overview of the Ninth Karmapa’s Mahamudra Eliminating the Darkness of Unawareness (2 sessions)

Transcribed English audio files that arrived and will need editing:

Meditation for Recognizing the Five Aggregates (part 2)
Detailed Explanation of the Seven-Part Cause and Effect Guideline for Developing Bodhichitta (5 parts)

Articles sent for Russian translation:

The Establishment of the Bhikshuni Order in India
Biography of Nagarjuna
The Life of Atisha
How Gampopa Reached His Spiritual Attainments
A Short Biography of Tsongkhapa
Guidelines from the Mongolian Experience for Translating Tibetan Buddhist Texts

Completed and edited Spanish translations that arrived:

Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths (part 1)

Completed Spanish translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths (part 2)
Common Root Tantric Vows
Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth (part 2)

Articles sent for Spanish translation:

Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths (part 3)

Completed and edited Portuguese translations that arrived:

Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth (part 7)
The Foundation of All Qualities - Tsongkhapa

17 March 2008

New English articles online:

Examining Karma Immediately after 9/11 (3 parts)

Edited English audio files that arrived:

The Four Gateways to Liberation as Used for Voidness Meditation in Kalachakra (1 part)

English audio files sent for transcribing:

Detailed Explanation of the Seven-Part Cause and Effect Guideline for Developing Bodhichitta (5 parts)

English audio files sent for editing:

Meditation for Recognizing the Five Aggregates (7 parts)
Detailed Explanation of the Seven-Part Cause and Effect Guideline for Developing Bodhichitta (5 parts)

Transcribed English audio files that arrived and will need editing:

Interview with Alex Berzin about Serkong Rinpoche (1 part)
Interview with Alan Turner about Serkong Rinpoche (1 part)

New German articles online:

Brief Introduction to the Four Noble Truths – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Practices for Dispelling Discomfort at the Eight Transitory Things in Life

Completed German translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Kalachakra Does Not Advocate or Predict an Actual World Armageddon

Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

General Introduction to the Initial Scope Teachings of the Graded Path (Lam-rim) – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I (part 2)
Belief in One Truth or in Many Truths – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

Articles sent for Russian translation:

Comparison of the “Dharma-Lite” and “Real Thing” Dharma Versions of Lam-rim
The Nazi Connection with Shambhala and Tibet
Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths (3 parts)

Completed and edited Portuguese translations that arrived:

Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth (part 6)

10 March 2008

English articles sent for editing the Chinese content:

A Psychological Interpretation of the Structure of Symbolism in Neo-Confucian Chinese Society as Expressed in the Metaphysics of Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi)
Preliminary Impressions and Reflections on the Impact of the Indo-European Concept of “To Be” on Neo-Taoist Problems of Ontology
Wu-ist Elements and Vestiges in Chinese Social and Political History
Human Sacrifice and Blood Covenants as the Origin of the Macrobiotic Usage of Cinnabar in Chinese Alchemy

Completed German translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Brief Introduction to the Four Noble Truths – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Buddha-Nature: Day One of a Discourse on Uttaratantra – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama (2 parts)

Digitized German articles that arrived and were sent for editing:

Dharma im Westen

Completed German translations that arrived and are awaiting editing:

Overview of the Gelug Monastic Education System – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II
Kalachakra, Tantra, and Their Relation with World Peace
Happiness: An In-depth Analysis of Its Role in Sutra and Tantra (3 parts)
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru-Yoga – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche (2003 Precise Poetic Translation)
The Eight Branches of an Arya Pathway Mind

Articles sent for German translation:

Kalachakra Does Not Advocate or Predict an Actual World Armageddon
The Foundation for Good Qualities – Tsongkhapa
Explanation of The Foundation for Good Qualities – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I (parts 3-6)

Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

General Introduction to the Initial Scope Teachings of the Graded Path (Lam-rim) – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I (part 2)

Completed and edited Portuguese translations that arrived:

Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth (part 5)

Completed and edited Polish articles that arrived:

Seven-Part Cause and Effect Guideline for Developing Bodhichitta

3 March 2008

English, German, and Russian audio sections:

Lower quality versions are now available for all audio files

New English articles online:

Compassion Based on Biology and Reason – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Belief in One Truth or in Many Truths – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Brief Presentation of the Main Points about Karma
Down-to-Earth Explanation of the Seven-Limb Preliminary Practice
Kalachakra Does Not Advocate or Predict an Actual World Armageddon

Transcribed English audio files that arrived and will need editing:

Meditation for Recognizing the Five Aggregates (part 1)

Digitized English articles that arrived:

Preliminary Impressions and Reflections on the Impact of the Indo-European Concept of “To Be” on Neo-Taoist Problems of Ontology
Wu-ist Elements and Vestiges in Chinese Social and Political History
Human Sacrifice and Blood Covenants as the Origin of the Macrobiotic Usage of Cinnabar in Chinese Alchemy

English articles sent for digitizing:

The Life and Times of He Yan (Ho Yen) (4 parts)

Completed German translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women’s Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages (4 parts)

Completed edited German translations that arrived and were sent for final editing:

Practices for Dispelling Discomfort at the Eight Transitory Things in Life

New Russian articles online:

Introduction to Buddhist Sexual Ethics: Having Sex with Someone Else’s Partner
Issues in Buddhist Sexual Ethics

Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

General Introduction to the Initial Scope Teachings of the Graded Path (Lam-rim) – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I (part 1)

Articles sent for Russian translation:

Basic Scheme of the Five Aggregate Factors of Experience
Secondary Bodhisattva Vows
Secondary Tantric Vows

Completed and edited Portuguese translations that arrived:

A Portrait of Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche

Completed and edited Chinese translations that arrived:

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Invasion (Introduction and chapters 1-6)

Completed Polish translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Seven-Part Cause and Effect Guideline for Developing Bodhichitta

25 February 2008

New English articles online:

Mahamudra Eliminating the Darkness of Unawareness – The Ninth Karmapa Wangchug-dorjey (4 parts)

Transcripts of English courses that arrived:

Incorrect Consideration and Voidness (7 sessions)

Rough transcript of handwritten English reading notes that arrived and are now being edited:

Shakapa, Tibet: A Political History

Digitized English articles that arrived:

A Psychological Interpretation of the Structure of Symbolism in Neo-Confucian Chinese Society as Expressed in the Metaphysics of Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi)

English articles sent for digitizing:

Preliminary Impressions and Reflections on the Impact of the Indo-European Concept of “To Be” on Neo-Taoist Problems of Ontology
Wu-ist Elements and Vestiges in Chinese Social and Political History
Human Sacrifice and Blood Covenants as the Origin of the Macrobiotic Usage of Cinnabar in Chinese Alchemy

English audio files sent for transcribing:

An Overview of Maitreya’s Uttaratantra (The Furthest Everlasting Stream) (6 sessions)

English audio files sent for editing:

An Overview of the Ninth Karmapa’s Mahamudra Eliminating the Darkness of Unawareness (2 sessions)

New German articles online:

Anleitung zur Meditation (Instructions for Meditation) – [in German only]

German translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Explanation of The Foundation for Good Qualities – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I (parts 1-2)

Articles sent for German translation:

Brief Introduction to the Four Noble Truths – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Overview of the Gelug Monastic Education System – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II
Buddha-Nature: Day One of a Discourse on Uttaratantra – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama (2 parts)

New Russian articles online:

Equalizing and Exchanging One’s Attitudes about Self and Others – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I
Sustainable Development of Western Buddhist Traditions
Survey of the Basic Forms of Buddhism
Handling Fear
Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship (chapters 4-6)

Articles sent for Russian translation:

Forty-six Faults That Cause Interference for Spiritual Study and Practice
Extra-bodily States in Buddhism - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I
Discerning and Stabilizing Meditations (Analytical and Formal Meditations)
The Purpose and Benefits of Debate – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II
Proposal for Research Cooperation between Dharamsala and Uzbekistan

Completed Portuguese translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Brief Introduction to the Four Noble Truths – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Paraphrase of Advice from an Experienced Old Man – Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
The Endpoint of Samsara Is Suffering, the Endpoint of Dharma Is Happiness – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I
The Foundation for Good Qualities – Tsongkhapa

Articles sent for Portuguese translation:

The Life of Atisha – Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
How Gampopa Reached His Spiritual Attainments – Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
Following Dharma and Avoiding Suffering – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I
Explanation of The Foundation for Good Qualities – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I (6 parts)
General Introduction to the Initial Scope Teachings of the Graded Path (Lam-rim) – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I (2 parts)
Introductory Lecture on Karma
General Presentation of Shamatha and Vipashyana
Dispelling Discomfort at the Eight Transitory Things in Life

Articles retranslated into French and sent for evaluation:

Current Situation of Buddhism in the World
The Appeal of Buddhism in the Modern World

18 February 2008

Completed German translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Invasion (chapters 13-20)
Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth (part 1)

Edited German translations sent for final editing:

Introduction to Meditation

New Russian articles online:

Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship (chapters 2, 3)

Completed Russian translations sent for editing:

Advice from H.H. the Dalai Lama on Teaching Lam-rim
Approaches to the Dharma – Intellectual, Emotional, and Devotional
Bon and Tibetan Buddhism
Identifying the Objects of Safe Direction (Refuge)
The Appeal of Buddhism in the Modern World
The Origin of the Yellow Hat Worn by Monks in the Gelug Tradition
Sustainable Development of Western Buddhist Traditions
Address to the Monks of Ganden, Drepung, and Sera about Buddhism in Foreign Countries
Actions for Training from Taking Safe Direction (Refuge)
Survey of the Basic Forms of Buddhism
Handling Fear
Taking the Kalachakra Initiation (12 chapters)

Articles sent for Russian translation:

General Introduction to the Initial Scope Teachings of the Graded Path (Lam-rim) – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I (2 parts)

Completed Portuguese translations sent for editing:

The Relevance of Religion in Modern Times – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

Edited Spanish translations that arrived:

Root Bodhisattva Vows
Introduction to Voidness and Mental Labeling

Edited Vietnamese translations that arrived:

Becoming Involved with Buddhism
The Appeal of Buddhism in the Modern World
Buddhism and Science
Basic Questions on Karma and Rebirth
Basic Questions on Detachment, Nonviolence, and Compassion
The Buddhist View toward Other Religions
The Compassionate Heart of Bodhichitta
Do You Believe in Rebirth?

11 February 2008

Transcribed English audio files received and requiring editing:

Working Materials for Understanding Self-Voidness and Other-Voidness (5 parts)

English audio files sent for transcribing:

Meditation Practice of the Seven-Part Cause and Effect Guideline for Developing Bodhichitta (5 parts)
Meditation for Recognizing the Five Aggregates (7 parts)

English course transcription sent for editing:

Sangha

New German articles online:

A Prayer for Constructive Actions in the Beginning, Middle, and End – Tsongkhapa

New Russian articles online:

Actions for Training from the Pledged State of Aspiring Bodhichitta
Avoiding Mixing Ego with Dharma Practice
Do You Believe in Rebirth?
The Relevance of Religion in Modern Times – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship (preface, chapter 1)

New English and Russian audio files online:

The Voidness or Total Absence of an Impossible “Me” (4 parts)

Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Dealing with Difficult Experiences that Arise in Meditation and in Retreat
Preliminaries for Meditation or Study: The Seven-Limb Practice

Articles Sent for Russian Translation:

Tulkus’ Conference on Nonsectarianism

Completed Portuguese translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Religious Harmony, Compassion, and Islam – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Lessons To Be Learned from the Adaptation of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia
Suggestions Regarding Overseas Dharma Centers

Completed Vietnamese translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

How Gampopa Reached His Spiritual Attainments - Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey

4 February 2008

Completed German translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Invasion (chapters 7-12)

Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Introduction to Buddhist Sexual Ethics: Having Sex with Someone Else’s Partner
Issues in Buddhist Sexual Ethics
Survey of the Basic Forms of Buddhism
Actions for Training from the Pledged State of Aspiring Bodhichitta

Completed and edited Russian translations undergoing final editing:

A Portrait of Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche
Basic Features of Tantra
Basic Questions on Karma and Rebirth
Buddhism and Science
Lam-rim Structured According to the Four Noble Truths
Mistaken Foreign Beliefs about Shambhala
Overview of the Gelug Monastic Education System
Renunciation – The Determination to Be Free
The Meaning and Use of a Mandala

Articles sent for Russian translation:

The Relation between Buddhism and Sufism: Response to Majid Tehranian
Sustainable Development of Western Buddhist Traditions
Address to the Monks of Ganden, Drepung, and Sera about Buddhism in Foreign Countries
Avoiding Confusion in the Spiritual Student-Teacher Relationship
Actions for Training from Taking Safe Direction (Refuge)
Handling Fear
Dispelling Discomfort at the Eight Transitory Things in Life
Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth
Root Bodhisattva Vows
Common Root Tantric Vows
Suggestions Regarding Overseas Dharma Centers
Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship
The Four Axioms for Examining a Dharma Teaching
Developing Ethical Self-Discipline

Completed and edited Portuguese translations that arrived:

Holy Wars in Buddhism and Islam (abridged version)
Brief History of Dzogchen
Brief History of Dzogchen in Chart Form

Completed Portuguese translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Short Biography of Tsongkhapa
Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth (parts 5, 6, 7)
The Current State of Buddhism in the World
The Purpose and Benefits of Debate – Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II
Three Principal Aspects of the Path -- Tsongkhapa
A Short Commentary to Three Principal Aspects of the Path – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Introduction to Voidness and Mental Labeling
Introduction to Tantra
Basic Features of Tantra
Overview of Kalachakra
Mistaken Foreign Beliefs about Shambhala
Introduction to Dzogchen
Introduction to Mahamudra and Its Practical Application to Life (5 parts)
Root Bodhisattva Vows
Secondary Bodhisattva Vows
Common Root Tantric Vows
Secondary Tantric Vows
Brief History of Buddhism in India before the Thirteenth Century Invasions
History of the Early Period of Buddhism and Bon in Tibet (2 parts)
Bon and Tibetan Buddhism
Introduction to Buddhism from an Islamic Point of View
Some Common Features of Buddhism and Islam
Tibeto-Mongolian Astrology and Karma
Introduction to Tibetan Medicine

Articles Sent for Portuguese Translation:

Buddhism and Science
The Relevance of Religion in Modern Times – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Religious Harmony, Compassion, and Islam – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Suggestions Regarding Overseas Dharma Centers
Lessons To Be Learned from the Adaptation of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia
Paraphrase of Advice from an Experienced Old Man -- Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
Brief Introduction to the Four Noble Truths

Articles Sent for Chinese Translation:

Integrating Dharma into Our Lives
The Relevance of Religion in Modern Times -- His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
The Endpoint of Samsara Is Suffering, the Endpoint of Dharma Is Happiness - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I
Following the Dharma and Avoiding Suffering - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I
The Purpose and Benefits of Debate - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II
Dealing with Difficult Experiences that Arise in Meditation and in Retreat
Handling Fear
Dealing with Jealousy
Actions for Training from Taking Safe Direction (Refuge)
Actions for Training from the Pledged State of Aspiring Bodhichitta

28 January 2008

Transcribed English audio files received, edited, and put online:

Introductory Lecture on Karma

Major revisions made in online English articles:

Buddha-Nature: Day One of a Discourse on Uttaratantra – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

English audio files sent for transcribing:

Self-Voidness and Other-Voidness [5 parts]

English audio files received that had been sent for cleaning up the audio quality and which need editing:

The Four Gateways to Liberation as Used for Voidness Meditation in Kalachakra [1 part]

New German articles online:

The Relevance of Religion in Modern Times – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
The Qualities of a Buddha’s Enlightening Influence

Completed German translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Invasion (Introduction and chapters 1-6)

Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Integrating Dharma into Our Lives

Completed and edited Spanish translations that arrived:

Tibeto-Mongolian Astrology and Karma

21 January 2008

New English and Russian audio files online:

Overview of A Root Text on Gelug-Kagyu Mahamudra [8 parts]
Advice on Practicing Buddhism in the West [1 part]
Meditation Methods [1 part]

Edited English course transcriptions that arrived and needing final editing:

Brief Explanation of the Ninth Karmapa’s Mahamudra Eliminating the Darkness of Ignorance (session 2)

English audio files sent for transcribing:

Incorrect Consideration and Voidness (7 sessions)
Karma (1 session)
Spiritual Materialism (1 session)

Completed and edited Spanish translations that arrived:

The Compassionate Heart of Bodhichitta

Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

Avoiding Mixing Ego with Dharma Practice

Articles Sent for Russian Translation

Survey of the Basic Forms of Buddhism
Integrating Dharma into Our Lives
Preliminaries for Meditation or Study: The Seven-Limb Prayer
Dealing with Difficult Experiences That Arise in Meditation and Retreat

14 January 2008

The new Russian section is now online.

Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:

The Relevance of Religion in the Modern World – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

New German article online:

Religious Harmony, Compassion, and Islam – His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

Completed Vietnamese translations that arrived:

Root Bodhisattva Vows
Secondary Bodhisattva Vows
Common Root Tantric Vows
Secondary Tantric Vows
Auxiliary Bonding Practices
Common Bonding Practices for the Buddha-Families Bonding Practices for Mother Tantra
Kalachakra Root Tantric Vows
Twenty-Five Modes of Tamed Behavior
Uncommon Bonding Practices for the Buddha-Families
Seven-Limb Prayer - Shantideva
Hundreds of Deities of Tushita (Migtsema Tsongkhapa Practice / Ganden Lhagyama)
An Extremely Abbreviated Six-Session Yoga- Ngulchu Dharmabhadra
An Abbreviated Integrating Practice in Six Sessions – Ngulchu Jeydrung
Six-Session Yogas Kalachakra Six-Session Guru-Yoga - His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and Yongdzin Ling Rinpoche
Text of Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment - Atisha
Text of The Abbreviated Lam-rim - Tsongkhapa
Text of The Three Principal Aspects of the Path - Tsongkhapa
Text of The Foundation for Good Qualties- Tsongkhapa
Eight-Verse Attitude Training - Langri-tangpa
Seven-Point Attitude-Training - Geshe Chaykawa (Pabongka edition)