Fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhism – Level 2: Lam-rim (Graded Stage) Material |
Overview |
General |
| Summary of the Graded Path to Enlightenment - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I | medium transcript |
| Overview of the Lam-rim Graded Pathways of Mind - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I | medium transcript |
  Introductory Survey of Lam-rim (Bucharest, Romania, June 2009) | audio + transcript |
| Advice from His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama on Teaching Lam-rim | short interview |
| Lam-rim Structured According to the Four Noble Truths | short transcript |
| From the Two Truths, the Four Truths; from the Four Truths, the Three Precious Gems (Kiev, Ukraine, May 2012) | audio + transcript |
| The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to the Dharma | medium transcript |
| Comparison of the "Dharma-Lite" and "Real Thing Dharma" Versions of Lam-rim | long transcript |
 Self-Transformation through the Lam-rim Graded Stages (Morelia, Mexico, October 2008) | video + audio + transcript |
| Meditation Practice on the Graded Stages of the Path (Lam-rim) (Berlin, Germany, 23 June 2009 – ongoing) | multiple items audio course |
| The Four Themes of Gampopa as Presented in Drugpa Kagyu by Padmakarpo (Mexico City, Mexico, November 2008) | audio + transcript |
| Following the Dharma and Avoiding Suffering - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I | medium transcript |
Indian Sources |
Suhrllekha (Letter to a Friend) - Nagarjuna |
| Text of Letter to a Friend | medium translation |
| Letter to a Friend Audio Course (Berlin, Germany, 7 February 2006 - 23 October 2007) | multiple items audio course |
| Reading of Letter to a Friend | audio |
Chatuhshataka (Four Hundred Verses) - Aryadeva |
| Summary of Aryadeva's Four Hundred Verses | medium essay |
 Text of Four Hundred Verses | multipart text |
| Reading of Four Hundred Verses | audio |
| Introduction to Four Hundred Verses (Berlin, Germany, June 2007) | audio + transcript |
Bodhicharyavatara (Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior) - Shantideva |
| Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior - Shantideva | multipart text |
| Overview of the Ninth Chapter of Bodhicharayavatara on Voidness | medium essay |
| Reading of Engaging in Bodhisattva Behavior | audio |
Specific Texts |
Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment - Atisha |
| Text of Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment | medium translation |
| Explanation of Atisha's Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (Prague, Czech Republic, January 2003) | audio + transcript |
The Abbreviated Points of the Graded Path - Tsongkhapa |
| Text of The Abbreviated Points of the Graded Path | medium translation |
The Three Principal Aspects of the Path - Tsongkhapa |
| Text of The Three Principal Aspects of the Path | short translation |
| Introductory Explanation for Studying Tsongkhapa's Three Principal Aspects of the Path (Xalapa, Mexico, April 2004) | audio + transcript |
| A Short Commentary on The Three Principal Aspects of the Path - His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama | medium transcript |
The Foundation for Good Qualities - Tsongkhapa |
| Text of The Foundation for Good Qualities | short translation |
| Explanation of The Foundation for Good Qualities - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I | multipart text |
A Prayer for Constructive (Actions) in the Beginning, Middle, and End - Tsongkhapa |
| Text of A Prayer for Constructive (Actions) in the Beginning, Middle, and End - Tsongkhapa | multipart text |
A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra - Tsongkhapa |
| A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra (Berlin, Germany, 20 November 2007 – 16 June 2009) | multiple items audio course |
| Text of A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra | medium translation |
Initial Scope |
General |
| How to Meditate on a Precious Human Life (Boise, Idaho, USA, April 2003) | audio + transcript |
| A Practice Session of Analytical Meditation on the Precious Human Life (Morelia, Mexico, October 2001) | video |
| General Introduction to the Initial Scope Teachings of the Graded Path (Lam-rim) - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I | multipart text |
| The Relevance of Refuge and Karma in Daily Life (Riga, Latvia, August 2010) | audio + transcript |
Safe Direction (Refuge) |
| Identifying the Objects of Safe Direction (Refuge) | short essay |
| The Thirty-two Excellent Signs (Major Marks) of a Buddha's Enlightening Body | short book excerpt |
| The Sixty-four Qualities of a Buddha's Enlightening Speech | short book excerpt |
| The Qualities of a Buddha's Omniscient Deep Awareness | short book excerpt |
| The Qualities of a Buddha's Enlightening Influence | short book excerpt |
| The Twelve Enlightening Deeds of a Buddha | short book excerpt |
| The Twelve Scriptural Categories - L.T. Doboom Tulku | medium book excerpt |
| The Three Divisions of Buddha's Enlightening Words | short essay |
| The Qualities of the Arya Sangha | short book excerpt |
Karma |
| Buddhist Ethical Behavior: A Practical Approach (Moscow, Russia, October 2009) | audio + transcript |
| Introductory Lecture on Karma | medium transcript |
| Overcoming the Compulsiveness of Karma with Ethical Self-Discipline (Berlin, Germany, September 2012) | audio + transcript |
| The Buddhist Concept of Merit: Does Happiness Need To Be Earned? | medium transcript |
| Brief Presentation of the Main Points about Karma | medium transcript |
| Examining Karma Immediately after 9/11 | multipart text |
| Refraining from Destructive Behavior | chapter eBook |
| The Sources of Happiness According to Buddhism | medium transcript |
| Introduction to Buddhist Sexual Ethics: Having Sex with Someone Else's Partner | long transcript |
| Issues in Buddhist Sexual Ethics | long transcript |
| Explanation of Buddhist Sexual Ethics: An Historical Perspective (Moscow, Russia, October 2009) | audio + transcript |
| Questions Concerning Collective Karma and Natural Disasters | short essay |
Intermediate Scope |
| Milarepa Songs of Nonattachment to Family, Friends, and Wealth - Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey | short transcript |
| Renunciation - The Determination to Be Free | short transcript |
| Renunciation: Escape from the World or Constructive Analysis? (Berlin, Germany, March 2010) | audio + transcript |
| Going from Renunciation to Compassion (Morelia, Mexico, October 2008) | audio + transcript |
| Basic Scheme of the Five Aggregate Factors of Experience | short sketch |
| The Five Aggregates in the Context of the Four Hallmarks of the Dharma (Morelia, Mexico, April 2004) | video + audio + transcript |
| Meditations for Recognizing the Five Aggregates (Morelia, Mexico, April 2006) | audio + transcript |
| The Five Aggregates: Conventional and Deepest Reasons for Their Structure (Seattle, Washington, USA, April 2003) | audio + transcript |
| Brief Introduction to the Four Noble Truths - His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama | medium transcript |
| Overview of the Twelve Links of Dependent Arising (Riga, Latvia, July 2008) | audio + transcript |
| The Twelve Links of Dependent Arising | multipart text |
| Nirvana and Enlightenment (Moscow, Russia, September 2010) | audio + transcript |
Advanced Scope (Mahayana) |
Compassion and Bodhichitta |
| Compassion as the Source of Happiness - His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama | short transcript |
| Compassion Based on Biology and Reason - His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama | short transcript |
| The Compassionate Heart of Bodhichitta | long book excerpt |
| Seven-Part Cause and Effect Quintessence Teaching for Developing Bodhichitta | medium transcript |
| Explanation of the Seven-Part Cause and Effect Quintessence Teaching for Developing Bodhichitta (Seattle, Washington, USA, November 2007) | audio + transcript |
| Equalizing and Exchanging One's Attitudes about Self and Others - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I | medium translation |
| Instructions for Equalizing and Exchanging Our Attitudes about Self and Others - Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche I (Munich, Germany, November 1982) | video |
| Advice on Overcoming Self-Cherishing - Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey | short translation |
| Developing Bodhichitta through Equalizing and Exchanging One’s Attitudes about Self and Others (Kostino, Russia, October 2009) | audio + transcript |
| Accepting Suffering and Giving Happiness | chapter eBook |
| Tonglen (Giving and Taking) in the Context of Equalizing and Exchanging One's Attitudes about Self and Others (Munich, Germany, March 2005) | audio + transcript |
 Equalizing Our Attitudes toward Ourselves: Overcoming Self-Hatred (Moscow, Russia, September 2010) | video + audio + transcript |
| Stages of Bodhichitta | short essay |
| The Four Immeasurable Attitudes in Hinayana, Mahayana, and Bon | long essay |
| The Difference between Discerning (Analytical) Meditation and Stabilizing Meditation on Compassion (Paris, France, September 2012) | video + audio + transcript |
| Overview of the Six Far-Reaching Attitudes (Six Perfections) (Riga, Latvia, July 2004) | audio + transcript |
| The Ten Far-Reaching Attitudes in Theravada, Mahayana, and Bon | short essay |
| Comparison of Tibetan Buddhist Division Schemes of the Six Far-Reaching Attitudes | short essay |
| Developing Ethical Self-Discipline | medium transcript |
Concentration |
| General Presentation of Shamatha and Vipashyana | short sketch |
| Concentration Terminology | short sketch |
| Objects of Focus for Developing Shamatha and Vipashyana | medium sketch |
| Achieving Shamatha | medium sketch |
| Obstacles to Developing Concentration, Especially during Tantric Recitation Meditation - Geshe Sonam Rinchen | short essay |
| Extraphysical and Extrasensory Powers | medium transcript |
| The Five Extrasensory Eyes and Six Types of Advanced Awareness | short article |
Voidness (Emptiness) |
| Advice for Studying Voidness (Emptiness) (Morelia, Mexico, April 2004) | video + audio + transcript |
| Introduction to Voidness and Mental Labeling | medium transcript |
| Introduction to Meditation on Voidness (Emptiness) | multipart text |
| Cognizing the Voidness (Emptiness) of the Self in Terms of the Five Aggregates (Boise, Idaho, USA, April 2003) | audio + transcript |
| Voidness and Creativity (Berlin, Germany, October 2011) | audio + transcript |
| Voidness in Terms of Dependent Arising (Riga, Latvia, July 2008) | audio + transcript |
| The Voidness or Total Absence of an Impossible “Me” (Moscow, Russia, November 2005) | audio + transcript |
| Incorrect Consideration and Voidness (Arco, Italy, October 2007) | audio + transcript |
| The Heart Sutra | short translation |
| Explanation of The Heart Sutra (Riga, Latvia, August 2009) | audio + transcript |
| Introduction to In Praise of Dependent Arising by Tsongkhapa | short essay |
| In Praise of Dependent Arising - Tsongkhapa | medium translation |