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Work in Progress
Alexander Berzin
Foreword
As many readers have expressed interest in the ongoing work and projects of Berzin Archives, I am starting this page as an informal way of keeping people informed, updated, and involved. From time to time, I shall make further entries. With continuing support from our readers and much hard work from our Berzin Archives team, we hope that all these projects will be completed and online in the near future.
Third Quarter 2008
21 July 2008
New English audio files recorded:
- Voidness and Dependent Arising (3 parts)
- Daily Life and Practice of Western Buddhists (1 part)
Transcribed English audio files that arrived and will need editing:
- Introduction to the Mind and Mental Factors (part 3)
- Recognizing the Five Types of Deep Awareness (part 1)
- The Passing of Serkong Rinpoche
New Russian translations online:
- Common Root Tantric Vows
- Secondary Tantric Vows
- Avoiding Confusion in the Spiritual Student-Teacher Relationship
Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:
- Developing Balanced Sensitivity (chapter 5)
14 July 2008
New English audio files online:
- Explanation of the Seven-Part Cause and Effect Guideline for Developing Bodhichitta (5 parts)
New German translations online:
- The Eight Branches of an Arya Pathway Mind
Revised German translations that arrived and were sent for editing:
- Relating to a Spiritual Teacher: Building a Healthy Relationship (chapters 6-7)
Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:
- Developing Balanced Sensitivity (chapter 4)
Completed Spanish translations that arrived and were sent for editing:
- Brief History of Dzogchen
- Mistaken Foreign Beliefs about Shambhala
- The Nazi Connection with Shambhala and Tibet
- Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth (part 2)
Articles sent for Spanish translation:
- Extra-bodily States in Buddhism
- Basic Questions on Karma and Rebirth
- Bringing Buddhism Down to Earth (part 3)
Articles sent for French translation:
- Handling Fear
- Dealing with Jealousy
7 July 2008
English audio files sent for transcribing:
- The Nature of Mental Appearances – Gelug Explanation (9 parts)
Transcribed English audio files that arrived and will need editing:
- Introduction to the Mind and Mental Factors (part 2)
Handwritten English reading notes sent for digitizing:
- The Eighty Exemplary Features (Minor Marks) of a Buddha’s Enlightening Body
Articles sent for German translation:
- A Summary Report of the 2007 International Congress on the Women’s Role in the Sangha: Bhikshuni Vinaya and Ordination Lineages (4 parts)
Completed Russian translations that arrived and were sent for editing:
- Developing Balanced Sensitivity (chapter 3)
Completed and edited Spanish translations that arrived:
- Mahamudra and the Four Noble Truths (part 3)
- Terms and Files Needed for Creating the Spanish Section of the Website
Completed Polish translations that arrived and were sent for editing:
Articles sent for Polish translation:
- Meaning and Use of Mandalas
- Handling Fear
- Dispelling Discomfort at the Eight Transitory Things in Life
- Tibetan-Mongolian Astrology and Karma
- Introduction to Tibetan Medicine
- Actions for Training from Taking Safe Direction
- Actions for Training from the Pledged State of Aspiring Bodhichitta
- Root Bodhisattva Vows
- Secondary Bodhisattva Vows
Previous Quarterly Reports of Work in Progress
