Handouts & Class Notes - FALL 2012

Below are links to Handouts 1-5 for the FALL term of the Perfection of Wisdom Course topic:   Traditionally, at the beginning of a new term, the material covered in the course previously is reviewed so that old and new students are oriented for new material.

The Handouts that are/will be posted here are prepared by Geshe Kelsang Wangmo.  These Handouts serve as the text for the FALL 2012 semester.  Also below:  links to CLASS NOTES/Partial Transcript (DRAFTS) (prepared by Ven. Tenzin Nordron) will be posted.  Every individual Class Blog Post has links to the MP3 files of the class as well as to any PDF materials related to that class.

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Handouts 1-15 & Chart 1.

2012 Fall Handout 1 - to illustrate the omniscient mind of a Buddha (Exalted Knower of All Aspects), Chapter 1 of Maitreya's Abhisamayalamkara presents 10 Topics.  So far course has covered Topic 1 - Bodhicitta (Fall 2010-Spring 2011 and begun Topic 2 - Practice Instructions which has 10 Sub-Topics of which (1) Two Truths, (2) Four Noble Truths & (3) Refuge have been covered.  Practice Topics to be studied in Fall 2012:  (4) - (6) Three Diligences.  7. Five Sublime Eyes.  8. Six Clairvoyances. 9. Path of Seeing.  9. Path of Meditaiton.  Three Diligences presented in J. Tong Khapa's Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Lam Rim Chenmo) :  I.  How to Train in the perfection of Diligence (i.e., how to train):  (1) Nature of diligence (i.e. what is diligence):  Mental Factor of Joy & delight focused on virtue.

2012 Fall Handout 2

2012 Fall Handout 3

2012 Fall Handout 4

2012 Fall Handout 5

2012 Fall Handout 6

2012 Fall Handout 7

2012 Fall Handout 8

2012 Fall Handout 9

2012 Fall Handout 10

2012 Fall Handout 11

2012 Fall Chart 1 - Three Realms, Nine Levels, and Eight Meditative Absorptions,

2012 Fall Handout 12

2012 Fall Handout 13

2012 Fall Handout 14

2012 Fall Handout 15

2012 Fall Handout 16

2012 Fall Handout 17

2012 Fall Handout 18

2012 Fall Handout 19

2012 Fall Handout 20

CLASS NOTES/partial-rough draft transcripts

September 2012 Class Transcript/Notes            

NOTES - Class 2 (Sept 19) - Handout 2

NOTES - Class 3 (Sept 21) - Handouts 3 & 4

NOTES - Class 4 (Sept 24) - Handouts 4, 5 & 6

NOTES - Class 5 (Sept 26) - Handouts 6 &7

NOTES - Class 6 (Sept 28) - Handouts 7

NOTES - Class 7 (Oct 5) - Handouts 7 & 8

NOTES - Class 10 (Oct 12) - Handouts 10 &11

           

Rough drafts of notes/partial transcripts of Fall 2012 Classes on topics: 
Perfection of Wisdom Course - Ornament Ch. 1 Practie Instructions: Diligence, Divine Eyes &
Concentrations offered for what they are worth, will be posted here as they become available.

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