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Rongton Unit 13: The Perfection of Wisdom 2  $80.00

Lama Choedak continues his teachings on Rongton's text: "Meditation on the Perfection of Wisdom".

Order CodeTape Details
PW01/1 Tape 1 (Week 1)    [06-03-2001]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Revision of teachings in first series. The lineage; preliminary practices; faith; relative and ultimate truth. Wisdom - the 6th perfection. The wisdom of knowledge; wisdom of contemplation; emptiness.
PW01/2 Tape 2 (Week 1)    [06-03-2001]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Perfection of wisdom as all-cure. Application in every situation. Short tape
PW01/3 Tape 3 (Week 2)    [13-03-2001]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Armoured intention of perfection of wisdom. Engaged practice; laying the foundation of the 4 Noble truths; relying on the spiritual master; 4 accomplishments versus wrong conceptualisations; combination of wisdom and method. Perfection of skilful means.
PW01/4 Tape 4 (Week 3)    [20-03-2001]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Revision of perfection of skilful means; linking skilful means to the 4 Noble Truths. 3 kinds of developing skilful means: how to adhere to wholesome ways; cutting off negative ways; skilful means that can influence others; how to abandon mistakes.
PW01/5 Tape 5 (Week 3/4)    [20-03-2001]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  More on perfection of skilful means - how to abandon mistakes. Revision. Explanation of skilful means in the framework of the first 6 perfections. Identifying one's faults. Beneficial versus obstructive factors - self cherishing; selflessness - non-duality of all phenomena. Conversing with our own confused body and mind.
PW01/6 Tape 6 (Week 4/5)    [27-03-2001]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Non-duality of all phenomena. Combination of wisdom and compassion. Realisation of selflessness. Skilful means of benefitting others. 12 qualities of a Bodhisattva for benefitting sentient beings. Perfection of prayer. 3 types of prayer - transforming of impure vision; to alleviate the suffering of others; transforming of mindstream. Prayer is like a wish fulfilling jewel.
PW01/7 Tape 7 (Week 5;6)    [03-04-2001]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Prayer is like a wish fulfilling jewel. Perfection of spiritual power (power of faith; joyous effort; mindfulness; concentration; and wisdom). 5 elemental powers. Power of overcoming opposing factors. Power of destroying wrong views. Perfection of power that destroys the 4 Maras.
PW01/8 Tape 8 (Week 6)    [10-04-2001]   Lama Choedak Rinpoche
  Perfection of power exempliefied by sun. Perfection of transcendental wisdom; relative paramata; ultimate paramita; non-dual paramita. Concordant practices of generosity; discipline; patience; diligence; meditation; wisdom; skilful means and prayer; power and transcendental wisdom. tape less than 45 minutes only.

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