The Index Page provides an outline of the topics discussed in each of the lectures.
Lecture 1: November 9, 1975 (morning)
- Renouncing a Life of Ignorance
- Suffering and Happiness Arise from Internal Factors
- The Three Poisonous Minds
Lecture 2: November 9, 1975 (evening)
- The Three Poisonous Minds (Continued)
- The Practice of Dharma is Renouncing Suffering and its Causes
- Observe Karma
- Nature of the Mind
Lecture 3: November 10, 1975
- Question and Answer: Reincarnation and the Self
- Thinking about the Future and the Present
Lecture 4: November 11, 1975
- Continuity of Mind
- Universal Responsibility to Benefit All Mother Sentient Beings
- The Essence of the Mahayana Path
- Introduction to lam-rim
- The Two Lineages
- The Greatness of the Author
- Atisha’s Birth
- Meditation Instruction
Lecture 5: November 12, 1975 (morning)
- Everything Depends on Mind
- The Greatness of the Author
- Atisha Leaves the Palace and Meets his Gurus
Lecture 6: November 12, 1975 (evening)
- The Greatness of the Author
- Atisha Leaves the Palace and Meets his Gurus
- Visualizing Shakyamuni Buddha
Lecture 7: November 13, 1975 (evening)
- Why and How to Set a Proper Motivation
- The Greatness of the Author
- Atisha Travels to Guru Serlingpa
- Lha Lama Yeshe Ö requests Atisha
Lecture 7a: November 13, 1975 – Discussion During Pipi Break
- Understanding Negative Feelings Experienced while on the Dharma Path
- How the “Graduated Path” Works
Lecture 8: November 14, 1975 (morning)
- A Perfect Human Rebirth
- The Greatness of the Author
- Nagtso Lotsawa travels to India to request Atisha
Lecture 9: November 14, 1975 (evening)
- Commentary on Bodhisattva’s Jeweled Rosary (through verse 5)
- Checking Up on the Mind
Lecture 10: November 15, 1975 (morning)
- The Greatness of the Author
- How Atisha’s Teachings Benefit in Tibet and India
- The Three Lineages of Atisha’s Teachings
Lecture 11: November 16, 1975
- The Qualifications of the Teaching
- The Teachings are not Contradictory
- All of the Teachings Appear as Personal Instruction
Lecture 12: November 19, 1975
- Making the Perfect Human Rebirth Meaningful
- The Benefits and Method of Correctly Listening to and Explaining Dharma
- How to Listen to Dharma
Lecture 13: November 20, 1975 (morning)
- Motivation
- The Benefits and Method of Correctly Listening to and Explaining Dharma
- How to Explain Dharma
- How to Lead the Disciple on the Path to Enlightenment
- How to Practice Guru Devotion
- The Meditation Session: Preparation
- The Meditation Session: The Actual Meditation
- Guru Yoga
Lecture 14: November 20, 1975 (evening)
- Guru Yoga (Continued)
- Equilibrium Meditation Question and Answer
Lecture 15: November 21, 1975
- Perfect Human Rebirth Motivation
- Guru Yoga (Continued)
- The Qualities of the Guru
Lecture 16: November 22, 1975
- The Futility of Attachment to Samsara
- It is Natural to Follow the Wrong Path
- The Qualities of the Guru (Continued)
Lecture 17: November 23, 1975 (morning)
- Don’t Fall Asleep: Motivation
- The Qualities of the Guru (Continued)
- How to Follow the Guru
- Guru Devotion Question and Answer
- The Qualities of the Guru (Continued)
Lecture 18: November 23, 1975 (evening)
- Question and Answer: Daytime and Dream Imagination
- Relative Existence and Inherent Existence
- Prayer Visualization Advice (partial)
Lecture 19: November 24, 1975
- Impermanence
- How to Follow The Guru through the Mind: Generating Devotion
- The Importance of Devotion
- How to Follow the Guru through the Mind: Remembering the Guru’s Kindness
Lecture 20: November 25, 1975 (morning)
- Motivation and the Meaning of Meditation
- How to Follow the Guru through the Mind: Remembering the Guru’s Kindness (Continued)
Lecture 21: November 25, 1975 (evening)
- Recognizing the Buddha
- Persuading the Mind to Take the Essence of this Perfect Human Rebirth
- Suffering is Created and Projected by the Mind
- The Eight Freedoms of a Perfect Human Rebirth
Lecture 22: November 26, 1975
- Discipline During Break Time
- The Eight Freedoms of a Perfect Human Rebirth (Continued)
- How to Take the Eight Mahayana Precepts on One’s Own
Lecture 23: November 27, 1975
- The Dharma Does Not Live in Books
Lecture 24: November 29, 1975
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Lecture 25: December 2, 1975
- Refuge in the Guru Comes First
- Samsara is Not a House
Lecture 26: December 3, 1975
- Meditation on Bodhicitta is Always the Answer
- Dharma is Never Harmonious with Delusions
- Rejoice, Generate Bodhicitta, Dedicate Merits
- Impermanence and Death
- The Method to Save Oneself from the Lower Realms
- The Eight Benefits of Bodhicitta
- The First Benefit of Bodhicitta
Lecture 27: December 3, 1975 (evening)
- The Eight Benefits of Bodhicitta (Continued)
- The First Benefit of Bodhicitta (Continued)
- The Second Benefit of Bodhicitta
- The Third Benefit of Bodhicitta
Lecture 28: December 4, 1975 (morning)
- The Holy Thought of Bodhicitta
- The Fourth Benefit of Bodhicitta
- The Fifth Benefit of Bodhicitta
- The Sixth Benefit of Bodhicitta
Lecture 29: December 4, 1975 (evening) 1
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- The Seventh Benefit of Bodhicitta
- The Eighth Benefit of Bodhicitta
Lecture 30: December 4, 1975 (evening) 2
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- The Eighth Benefit of Bodhicitta (Continued)
- The Ninth Benefit of Bodhicitta
- The Tenth Benefit of Bodhicitta
- Introduction to the Ten Innermost Jewels of the Kadampas
Lecture 31: December 5, 1975 (morning)
- We Need to Understand the Suffering of Samsara
- Every Word of Dharma Brings Benefit
- Equilibrium Meditation to Generate Bodhicitta
- The Seven Point Cause and Effect Meditation
Lecture 32: December 5, 1975 (evening) 1
- The Seven Point Cause and Effect Meditation (Continued)
- The Four Ways of Analyzing the Kindness of the Mother
Lecture 33: December 5, 1975 (evening) 2
- The Seven Point Cause and Effect Meditation (Continued)
- Repaying the Kindness of All Mother Sentient Beings
- Equalizing Oneself with Others
Lecture 34: December 6, 1975 (evening)
- Equalizing Oneself with Others (Continued)
- The Shortcomings of the Self-cherishing Thought
Lecture 35: December 7, 1975 (evening)
- The Shortcomings of the Self-cherishing Thought (Continued)
- The Benefits of Cherishing Others
- Generating Compassion Toward the Enemy
- The Eight Verses of Mind Training