| Section One |
| Nov. 18 |
Introductions
Introduction to Bodhisattvacharyavatara
The Five Aggregates and the Concept of “I” as Self-Existent |
| Nov. 19 |
The Essence of Wisdom (The
Heart Sutra)
Dependent Arising—Mind and Outer Phenomena
Ignorance of True Existence
Compounding Action |
| Nov. 20 |
The Lineage of the Bodhicharyavatara
Preliminaries to and Qualifications for Giving and Listening
to Teachings |
| Section Two |
| Nov. 21 |
Visualizations for Preliminary Prayers
The Mind Under the Control of the Disturbing Thoughts
Buddhadharma: Subduing the Disturbing Thoughts
Death is Definite to Happen
Continuation of Consciousness
Evolution of Samsara
Suffering of Suffering
Suffering of Change
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| Nov. 22 |
Suffering of Change
Pervasive Suffering
The Means to the Cessation of Suffering |
| Section Three |
| Nov. 23 |
The Requesting Prayers
Purification and Accumulation of Merit
Transforming Actions into Holy Dharma
Remembering the Kindness of Sentient Beings
Transforming Anger and the Selfish Attitude
Continuation of Consciousness
|
| Nov. 24 |
Preliminary Practices
Reincarnation: Question and Answer
The Kindness of the Mother
Benefiting Others |
| Section Four |
| Nov. 25 |
The Three Kinds of Suffering
The Kindness of the Mother (cont'd.)
The Purpose of Meditating
on Kindness
Training the Mind in Bodhicitta: The Two Methods
|
| Nov. 26 |
The Kindness of the Parents (cont'd.)
Using this Life to Practice Holy Dharma |
| Nov. 27 |
Repaying the Kindness of Mother Sentient
Beings
Karma
Where Does the Consciousness Reside on the Body? |
| Section Five |
| Nov. 28 |
The Great Volitional Thought (The Sixth
Cause of Bodhicitta)
Examining the Teachings of the Buddha
The Benefits of
Bodhicitta
Training the Mind in Bodhicitta |
| Nov. 29 |
Purpose of Listening to Bodhicharyavatara
“Guarding Alertness”—The Fifth Chapter
of
Bodhicharyavatara
The Six Paramitas
Charity of Dharma |
| Dec. 1 |
Eight Mahayana Precepts: Introduction
The Four Attitudes and Levels of Motivation
Charity of Dharma (cont'd.)
Material Charity
Charity of Fearlessness
Protecting the Bodhisattva Vows |
| Section Six |
| Dec. 2 |
Requesting Prayers to Pacify Outer and Inner Hindrances
Protecting the Bodhisattva Vows (cont'd.)
Moral Conduct:
Three Aspects
The Morality of Working for Sentient Beings |
| Dec. 3 |
The Heart Sutra: “There are no spheres of the ‘I’...”
Seeing All Phenomena as Merely Labeled
The Morality of Working for Sentient Beings (cont'd.)
Patience
Voluntarily Bearing Suffering and Harm
Karma: Four Outlines |
| Dec. 4 |
The Heart Sutra; Recognizing All Phenomena as Merely
Labeled
Emptiness: Question and Answer
Patience: Recognizing the
Shortcomings of Anger |
| Section Seven |
| Dec. 5 |
Eight Mahayana Precepts
Depending on the Kindness of Sentient Beings
The Virtuous
Friend, the Guru
The Necessary Qualities of a Guru
Examining the Guru’s
Qualities |
| Dec. 6 |
Guru-Disciple Relationship: Eight Advantages and Eight
Shortcomings
Dependent Arising—Outer and Inner Phenomena |
| Dec. 7 |
Different Methods for Finding Happiness
Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s Methods of Helping Sentient
Beings |
| Section Eight |
| Dec. 8 |
The Benefits of Living in the Precepts
The Shortcomings
of the Selfish Attitude
Dependent Arising of Suffering and Happiness
The Benefits of Cherishing Others
Ten Benefits of Bodhicitta
The Benefits of Cherishing
Others
All Happiness is Dependent on the Kindness of Other
Sentient Beings
Working for the Happiness of All Other Sentient Beings |
| Dec. 9 |
Transforming Worldly Actions into Holy Dharma |
| Dec. 10 |
Working for the Happiness of
Others
Shortcomings of Self-Cherishing
Actions Done with Bodhicitta Motivation |
| Dec. 11 |
Death Can Happen at Any Time
Shortcomings of Self-Cherishing
Exchanging Oneself for Others
Dedicating One’s Life to Others’ Happiness |
