Lam Rim Chenmo

(The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment)

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November 17th, 2012

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This session concluded Abong Rinpoche’s teachings on the Lam Rim Chenmo, and as such did not cover any specific pages of the text.

November 10th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (b) (ii) The effects of virtuous actions
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (c) A presentation of other classifications of karma
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (c) (i) The distinction between projecting and completing karma
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (c) (ii) Karma whose result you will definitely or only possibly experience
Pages: 238-242

October 27th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (iii) An exposition of the effects
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (iii) (a’) Fruitional effects
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (iii) (b’) Causally concordant effects
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (b) Virtual actions and their effects
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (b) (i) Virtuous actions
Pages: 236-238

October 20th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (ii) (b’) (2′) Strength in terms of support (continued)
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (ii) (b’) (3′) Strength in terms of objects
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (ii) (b’) (4′) Strength in terms of attitude
Pages: 233-235

October 13th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (ii) (b’) A grief discussion of the criteria for powerful actions
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (ii) (b’) (1′) Strength in terms of recipient
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (ii) (b’) (2′) Strength in terms of support
Pages: 231-233

September 29th, 2012

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September 15th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (i) The actual paths of nonvirtuous actions (Wrong Views)
Pages: 226-227

September 1st, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (i) The actual paths of nonvirtuous actions (Covetousness)
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (i) The actual paths of nonvirtuous actions (Malice)
Pages: 224-226

August 25th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (i) The actual paths of nonvirtuous actions (Senseless Speech)
Pages: 223-224

August 18th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (i) The actual paths of nonvirtuous actions (Lying, Divisive Speech, and Offensive Speech)
Pages: 222-223

August 11th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (i) The actual paths of nonvirtuous actions (Stealing, and Sexual Misconduct)
Pages: 219-222

July 28th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) The determination of the effects of actions
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) Non virtuious actions and their effects
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 2”) (a) (i) The actual paths of nonvirtuous actions (Killing)
Pages: 218-219

July 21st, 2012

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Sections Covered:
[Chapter 14: The Varieties of Karma]
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) Reflecting on the distinctions among the varieties of karma
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) b”) 1”) The principal teaching of the ten paths of action
Pages: 215-218

July 14th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) a”) 2”) The certainty of karma
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) a”) 3”) Not experiencing the effects of actions that you did not do
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) a”) 4”)·The actions you have done do not perish
Pages: 212-214

June 30th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) a”) 1”) The certainty of karma
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) a”) 2”) The magnification of karma
Pages: 211-212

June 23rd, 2012

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Sections Covered:
[Chapter 13:·The General Characteristics of Karma]·
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’) Developing the faith of conviction that is the root of all temporary happiness and certain goodness
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) Reflecting on karma and its effects in general
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) a”) The actual way in which to reflect in general
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) b’)·1′) a”) 1”) The certainty of karma
Pages: 2xx-211

June 9th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (ii) (g’)·You will accomplish everything you wish
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (ii)·(h’)·You will quickly achieve buddhahood·
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (f) Maintain your refuge and do not forsake the three jewels, even in jest or if it costs you your life·
Pages: 205-2xx

May 26th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (ii) The benefits as they appear in personal instructions
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (ii) (a’) You are included among Buddhists
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (ii) (b’) You become worthy to uphold all vows
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (ii) (c’) You reduce and eliminate previously accumulated karmic obstructions
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (ii) (d’)·You will accumulate vast merit
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (ii) (e’) You will not fall into the miserable realms
·······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (ii) (f’) You will not be thwarted by human or non human hinderences
Pages: 203-205

May 19th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) After you have understood the benefits, go for refuge three times in the day and three times at night
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (i) The benefits as they appear in the Compendium of Determinations
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (i) (a’) The first set of four
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (i) (a’) (1′) You will obtain vast merit
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (i) (a’) (2′) You will obtain both joy and supreme joy
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (i) (a’) (3′) You will obtain concentration and (4′) You will attain purity
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (i) (b’) The second set of four
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (i) (b’) (1′) You will have great protection
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (i) (b’) (2′) You will reduce, extinguish, and totally annihilate all obscurations derived from incorrect belief
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (i) (b’) (3′) You are counted among excellent persons, who genuinely accomplish the sublime
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (e) (i) (b’) (4′) You delight and receive the approval of your teachers and religious companions, and of the deities who take joy in the teaching
Pages: 202-203

May 12th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (b) By recalling the great kindness of the three jewels, strive to worship them constantly and offer the first portion of your food and drink. ··
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (c) Establish other living beings in this practice by considering them with compassion
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) (d) Whatever activity you engage in, and whatever your purpose, make offerings and supplications to the three jewels, forsaking any other worldly methods
Pages: 201-202

April 28th, 2012

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March 31st, 2012

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March 24th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
······IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 2″) The prescriptive precepts············
Pages: 195-196
*NOTE* Due to technical difficulties only 1/3rd of the teaching was recorded.

March 10th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
·····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) How they appear in the oral tradition
·····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 1″) The special precepts
·····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 1″) (a) The proscriptive precepts
···· ·IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) b”) 1″) (b) The prescriptive precepts··········
·Pages: 193-195

February 25th, 2012

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Sections Covered:
[Chapter 12: The Precepts of Refuge]
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) Once you have gone for refuge, the stage of the precepts
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) a”) How they appear in the Compedium of Determinations
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) a”) 1”) The first set of subdivisions
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) a”) 1”) (a) Rely on excellent persons
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) a”) 1”) (b) Listen to the sublime teachings, and (c) Fix your attention properly on them
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) a”) 1”) (d) Cultivate a practice that conforms with the teachings
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) a”) 2”) The second set of subdivisions
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) a”) 2”) (a) Do not excite your sensory faculties
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) a”) 2”) (b) ·
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) a”) 2”) (c) Be compassionate toward living beings
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 4′) a”) 2”) (d) Strive to make periodic offerings to the three jewels
·Pages: 191-193

November 19th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) b”) Going for refuge by knowing the distinctions
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) b”) 1”) The distinction based on their defining characteristics
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) b”) 2”) The distinction based on their enlightened activities
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) b”) 3”) The distinction based on devotion
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) b”) 4”) The distinction based on practice
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) b”) 5”) The distinction based on recollection
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) b”) 6”) The distinction based on how they increase merit
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) c”)· Going for refuge through commitment
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) d”)· Going for refuge by refusing to acknowledge other refuges
·Pages: 188-190

November 12th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) 2”) The good qualities of the teaching
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) 3”) The good qualities of the community
·Pages: 187-188

October 29th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) 1”) (d) The good qualities of enlightened activities (Continued)
·Pages: 185-187

October 20th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) 1”) (d) The good qualities of enlightened activities
·Pages: 185

September 24th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) 1”) (c) The good qualities of the Buddha’s mind
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) 1”) (c) (i) The good qualities of knowledge
····IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) 1”) (c) (ii) The good qualities of caring
Pages: 183-184

September 3rd, 2011

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Sections Covered:
···IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) The way you go for refuge
···IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) Going for refuge by knowing the good qualities
···IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) 1”) The good qualities of the Buddha
···IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) 1”) (a) The good qualities of the Buddha’s body
···IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 3′) a”) 1”) (b) The good qualities of the Buddha’s speech
Pages: 181-183

August 27th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
···IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 2′) b”) The reasons why they are worthy to be a refuge. (continued)
Pages: 180

August 20th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
··IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 2′) Based on that, the objects to which you go for refuge.
··IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 2′) a”) Identifying the objects to which you go for refuge.
··IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 2′) b”) The reasons why they are worthy to be a refuge.
Pages: 179

August 13th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
[Chapter 11: Going For Refuge To The Three Jewels]
··IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) Relying on the means for achieving happines in the next life.
··IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) Training in going for refuge, the excellent door for entering the teaching.
··IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) ii.) a’) 1′) The causes of going for refuge.
Pages: 177-179

July 30th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
··IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 3′) c”) Hungry ghosts who have obstacles within the food and drink. (Continued)
Pages: 174-175

June 25th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
··IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 3′) c”) Hungry ghosts who have obstacles within the food and drink.
Pages: 172-174

June 18th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
·IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 2′) Contemplating the suffering of animals.
·IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 3′) Contemplating the suffering of hungry ghosts.
·IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 3′) a”) Hungry ghosts who have external obstacles for obtaining food and drink.
·IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 3′) b”) Hungry ghosts who have internal obstacles for obtaining food and drink.
·IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 3′) c”) Hungry ghosts who have obstacles within the food and drink.
Pages: 169-172

June 4th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
·IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 1′) c”) Contemplating the suffering of the cold hells.
·IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 1′) d”) Contemplating the suffering of the occasional hells.
Pages: 166-169

May 28th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 1′) a”) Contemplating the suffering of the great hells of living beings (continued).
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 1′) b”) Contemplating the suffering of the adjoining hells.
Pages: 164-166

May 21st, 2011

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Sections Covered:
[Chapter 10 Reflecting on Your Future Life]
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 1′) Contemplating the suffering of hell denizens.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) 1′) a”) Contemplating the suffering of the great hells of living beings.
Pages: 161-164

April 30th, 2011

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Sections Covered:
[Chapter 10 Reflecting on Your Future Life]
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) b’) Contemplating what will occur in your future life: the happiness or suffering of the two types of beings.
Pages: 161-162·

April 23rd, 2011

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*Note* The beginning of the teaching was missed.
Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) c”) 3”) Your body will not help (continued).
Pages: 159-160·

April 16th, 2011

·Sections Covered:
·IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) b”) 3”) The contemplation that the time of death is uncertain because the body is very fragile.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) c”) The contemplation that at the time of death nothing helps except religious practice.·
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) c”) 1”) Friends will not help.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) c”) 2′‘) Resources will not help.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) c”) 3”) Your body will not help.
Pages: 157-159·

April 2nd, 2011

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·Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) b”) The contemplation that the time of death is uncertain.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) b”) 1”) The contemplation that the life span in this world (Jambudvipa) is uncertain.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) b”) 2”) The contemplation that the causes of death are very many and the causes of life few.
Pages: 154-157·

March 26th, 2011

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·Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) a”) 3”) The contemplation of the certainty of death such that even while you are alive there is little time for religious practice.
Pages: 152-154

December 4th, 2010

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Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) a”) 2”) The Contemplation that our lifetime cannot be extended and constantly diminishes.
Pages: 150-152

November 27th, 2010

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Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) How to cultivate mindfulness of death.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) a”) The contemplation that death is certain.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 4′) a”) 1”) The contemplation that the Lord of Death will definitely come, and therefore cannot be avoided.
Pages: 148-150

November 20th, 2010

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Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 3′) The kind of mindfulness of death you should develop.
Pages: 147-148

November 13th, 2010

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Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 2′) The benefits of cultivating mindfulness of death.
Pages: 146-147

October 30th, 2010

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Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 1′) The faults of not cultivating mindfulness of death. (completed)
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 2′) The benefits of cultivating mindfulness of death.
Page: 146

October 23rd, 2010

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Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 1′) The faults of not cultivating mindfulness of death. (continued)
Pages: 145-146

October 16th, 2010

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Sections Covered:
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 1′) The faults of not cultivating mindfulness of death. (continued)
Page: 145

October 2nd, 2010

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Sections Covered:
[Chapter Nine Mindfulness of Death]
·IV.) B.) 2.) b.) The actual way to take full advantage of a life of leisure and opportunity.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) Training the mind in the stages of the path shared with persons of small capacity.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) Developing a state of mind that strives diligently for the sake of future lives.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) Mindfulness of death, the contemplation that you will not remain long in this world.
IV.) B.) 2.) b.) 1.) i.) a’) 1′) The faults of not cultivating mindfulness of death.

Pages: 143-145

September 25th, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 2.) a.) 2.) b.) ii.) The Purpose

Pages: 139-141

September 18th, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 2.) a.) 2.) b.) i.) The actual reason. (continued)

Pages: 137-139

September 4th, 2010

Unfortunately, due to the recording equipment not being available, this week’s teaching is not available.

August 28st, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 2.) a.) 2.) b.) i.) The actual reason. (continued)

Pages: 136-137

August 21st, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 2.) a.) 2.) b.) i.) The actual reason. (continued)

Pages: 135

August 7th, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 2.) a.) 2.) Why Students are led in stages using the trainings of the three types of persons.

IV.) B.) 2.) a.) 2.) a.) The purpose of leading students by means of the paths of the three types of persons.

IV.) B.) 2.) a.) 2.) b.) Why one guides students through such stages.

IV.) B.) 2.) a.) 2.) b.) i.) The actual reason.

Pages: 133-135

July 24th, 2010

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Sections Covered:

[Chapter Eight The Three Types of Persons]

IV.) B.) 2.) How to take full advantage of a life of leisure and opportunity

IV.) B.) 2.) a.) How to develop certain knowledge of a general presentation of the path.

IV.) B.) 2.) a.) 1.) How all the scriptures are including within the paths of the three types of persons.

Pages: 129-132

June 26th, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 1.) c.) Contemplating the difficulty of attaining leisure and opportunity. (completed)

Pages: 127-128

June 19th, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 1.) c.) Contemplating the difficulty of attaining leisure and opportunity. (continued)

Pages: 126-127

June 5th, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 1.) c.) Contemplating the difficulty of attaining leisure and opportunity.

Pages: 124-126

May 29th, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 1.) b.) Contemplating the great importance of leisure and opportunity. (continued)

Pages: 122-124

May 22nd, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 1.) b.) Contemplating the great importance of leisure and opportunity.

Pages: 120-122

May 1st, 2010

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Sections Covered:

IV.) B.) 1.) a.) 2.) Opportunity.
IV.) B.) 1.) a.) 2.) a.) The five aspects of opportunity that pertain to yourself.
IV.) B.) 1.) a.) 2.) b.) The five aspects of opportunity that pertain to others.

Pages: 119-120

April 24th, 2010

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Sections Covered:

[Chapter Seven A Human Life of Leisure and Opportunity]

IV.) B.) The stages of how the students train their minds after they have relied on the teacher.
1.) An exhortation to take full advantage of a life of leisure and opportunity.
a.)The identification of leisure and opportunity
1) Leisure.

Pages: 117-119

April 17th, 2010

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Section Covered: IV.) A.) 2.) b.) Refuting misconceptions about meditation. (continued)
Pages: 113-116

March 27th, 2010

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Section Covered: IV.) A.) 2.) b.) Refuting misconceptions about meditation.
Pages: 111-113

March 20th, 2010

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Section Covered: IV.) A.) 2.) b.) Refuting misconceptions about meditation.
Pages: 109-111

March 6th, 2010

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Section Covered: IV.) A.) 2.) a.) 2.) d.) How to practice diligently without sleeping at the wrong time and how to act properly at the time of sleep.
Pages: 106-108

February 20th, 2010

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Section Covered: IV.) A.) 2.) a.) 2.) c.) Appropriate diet.
Pages: 105-106

Januray 30th, 2010*

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*Note: Due to a loss of power the first 1/2 of this teaching was lost.

Section Covered: IV.) A.) 2.) a.) 2.) b.) ii.) Acting vigilantly with respect to the foundations
Pages: 103-104

Januray 23rd, 2010

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January 16th, 2010

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2009

December 19th, 2009

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December 12th, 2009

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November 28th, 2009

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November 21st, 2009

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November 21st, 2009

November 7th, 2009

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October 31st, 2009

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October 17th, 2009

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October 3rd, 2009

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November 12th, 2009

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November 5th, 2009

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August 22nd, 2009

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August 15th, 2009

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August 1st, 2009

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June 27th, 2009

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June 20th, 2009*

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*Note: Due to technical difficulties this recording only contains the first half of the teachings.

June 6th, 2009

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May 23rd, 2009

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May 16th, 2009

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May 9th, 2009

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April 19th, 2009

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April 11th, 2009

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March 28th, 2009

Unfortunately this week’s recording was missed.

March 21st, 2009

Pending

February 21st, 2009

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February 14th, 2009

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February 7th, 2009

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January 24th, 2009

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January 17th, 2009

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January 3rd, 2009

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2008

December 20th, 2008

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November 29th, 2008

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November 22nd, 2008

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November 15th, 2008

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November 1st, 2008

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October 18th, 2008

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October 4th, 2008

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September 27th, 2008

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September 20th, 2008:

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September 6th, 2008:

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August 30th, 2008:

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August 23rd, 2008*:

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*Note: Due to technical difficulties this recording only contains the second half of the teachings.

August 16th, 2008:

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August 2nd, 2008:

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July 26th, 2008:

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July 5th, 2008:

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June 28th, 2008:

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June 21st, 2008:

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June 7th, 2008:

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