Three Vehicles

In Tibetan Buddhism there are three vehicles …. in this section of the course you will learn the core teachings and practices of each vehicle and how they are practiced together in Tibetan Buddhism… Start with the overview video below and then continue to the readings and other assignments. If you wish to dive deeper, visit the extended studies at the bottom of the page.

 
 

Assignments

The books used for this section are Indestructible Truth, Wisdom of No Escape, and Training in Tenderness. Why each book is used etc. (IT - practice and theory) (Training in Tenderness - logic of why be a bodhisattva etc) etc

Hinayana

  • Indestructible Truth (Reggie Ray):

    • Core Teachings (pgs XXXX)

    • Hinayana (pgs XXXX)

  • Wisdom of no escape (Pema Chodron)

    • XXXXX pgs 1-55

    • XXXXX pgs 65-73

    • XXXXX pgs 97-108

Mahayana

  • Indestructible Truth

    • Mahayana pg.s (XXXX)

  • Training in Tenderness - Entire book

  • Four Immeasurables Meditations (after reading Training in Tenderness)

Four Immeasurables Meditations (after reading Training in Tenderness)

Greg Seton’s Link Lectures on Mindset of Awakening:

Developing the Mindset of Awakening: Link #401

How to change our Mindsets: Link #550

Tonglen

Tonglen is the practice of sending and taking … How it ties into course and why it fits here, after understanding bodhisattva motivations/four immesurables etc.

  • Before watching tonglen lecture/meditation, read Wisdom of No Escape: Tonglen (pg. 56-64)

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Tonglen Meditation (~35 minutes)

Listen to Greg Seton’s LINK Lecture

Read Trungpa’s Myth of Freedom

  • The Open Way (pgs. 103-124)

The Six Transcendent States of a Bodhisattva

In this 6-Part series (and one Conclusion Session), Greg shares teachings and guided practice based on the Six Pāramitās, also called the six transcendent perfections. For anyone who wishes altruistically to awaken for the sake of all beings, these are the main practices of a budding bodhisattva on the path and also the non-dual qualities effortlessly expressed upon awakening.

These videos are password protected. Once you have gotten to this point in the course, contact us directly to receive access. Once you have the passcode, The videos can be accessed at the following hyperlink: Six Paramitas


 

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