The Index Page provides an outline of the topics discussed in each of the lectures. 

Lecture One: December 6, 2010

• The imprint exists but only as a mere label
• No matter where we look, we can’t find the I
• We can’t even find the I that exists
• Our illusioned mind causes us to suffer
• Satisfaction only comes from seeing beyond this life
• The three types of suffering come from holding the I as truly existent
• We must meditate on the emptiness of things in our daily life
• Coming here is the most important thing in your lives

Lecture Two: December 6, 2010

• Conventional nature and impermanence
• The happiness of future lives is more important than the happiness of this life
• With the perfect human rebirth we can achieve the four Mahayana Dharma wheels
• Understanding how precious this life is stops thoughts of suicide
• The path of the lower scope practitioner stops the eight worldly dharmas
• Causative phenomena are like a star, a butter lamp etc.
• Food offering

Lecture Three: December 7, 2010

• Meditating on the object of refutation while walking
• “Taking care of ourselves” means practicing the Dharma
• The real I is not findable
• Between eternalism and nihilism
• The fear of nearing emptiness
• Tea offering
• Correctly searching for the I (cont): The fear of falling into nihilism
• Realizing the two truths saves from nihilism
• Geshe Jampa Wangdu: Emptiness and bodhicitta
• The story of Geshe Jampa Wangdu
• To develop lam-rim realizations we need bodhicitta
• The guru is dharmakaya: The first verse Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha
• Yamantaka appears as a butcher
• All happiness comes from the guru
• Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha (back to)

Lecture Four: December 8, 2010 

• Doing a hundred things, but the one important one: renouncing the self
• Buddhas do not have a dualistic view
• Oral transmission of “Chenrezig’s Request to the Buddha”
• Oral transmission: The meaning of the Buddha mantra
• Khunu Lama Rinpoche’s story
• Oral transmission: The pronunciation of the Buddha mantra
• Oral transmission: The Prajnaparamita Sutras

Lecture Five: December 9, 2010 

• Liberating animals
• The importance of a good heart
• The four suffering results of karma
• The need for purification
• Liberating animals
• The power of the Golden Light Sutra
• The four harmonious brothers
• The importance of a good heart
• The Sixteen Human Dharmas

Lecture Six: December 9, 2010

• The seven-limb practice
• Seven-limb: Prostration
• Seven-limb: Offering
• Seven-limb: Confession
• Seven-limb: Rejoicing
• Seven-limb: Entreating
• Seven-limb: Requesting
• Seven-limb: Dedication

Lecture Seven: December 11, 2010 

Lecture Eight: December 11, 2010

• The six types of suffering: Nothing is definite in samsara
• The six types of suffering: Nothing gives satisfaction in samsara
• The bodhisattva’s motivation
• The six types of suffering: We have to leave this body again and again
• The six types of suffering: We have to take rebirth again and again
• The six types of suffering: We go forever from higher and lower in samsara
• The six types of suffering: We have to die alone
• Motivation for the refuge ceremony
• Refuge vows
• Dedication
• Refuge in the Buddha: What to practice and avoid
• Refuge in the Dharma: What to practice and avoid
• St Francis
• Refuge in the Dharma (back to)
• Refuge in the Sangha: What to practice and avoid
• General advice on what to do and avoid with refuge
• Vajrasattva initiation
• Vajra Armor transmission
• Red Tara initiation