Note: Excerpts from some of these discourses have been previously published online at Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
Preface
Part 1
Manjushri Institute, England, 1976
1. Mind and Meditation
2. Karma
3. Mantra
4. Refuge and Precepts
5. The Refuge Ceremony
6. Becoming a Bodhisattva
7. Taking the Bodhisattva Vows
8. Dedication, Puja and Concluding Remarks
9. Discussion with Students about Courses
10. Continuing Your Practice at Home
Part 2
Maitreya Instituut, the Netherlands, 1980
11. Tonight, My Subject Is the Mind
12. Refuge
13. Defeating the Eight Worldly Dharmas
14. Taking Refuge
15. Compassion
16. The Bodhisattva Vows
Appendices
1. The Mahayana Equilibrium Meditation
2. The Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony