Item Id: E-LIPM8

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In this module, Lama Zopa Rinpoche shows us that mind - rather than external conditions - is the source of all phenomena, with karma acting as the agent for happiness or suffering.

Learn the results of specific non-virtuous actions and their opposites. Get motivated to put an end to samsara, a life contaminated by delusions and karma. Finally, discover four powerful ways to collect merit, the cause of all success. Once we understand the secret of the mind, the future is in our hands.

These teachings are extracted from the Light of the Path Retreat, September 2010 in North America taught by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

"Any person who doesn't know
The secret of the mind, the supreme principal of Dharma,
Even if desiring to achieve happiness and destroy suffering,
They will wander [in samsara], meaninglessly."

When you purchase this course, you will receive an email with a link to download a PDF, which contains the enrollment key required to access this course on the online learning site at http://onlinelearning.fpmt.org

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE

Session One: The Karmic Circle

• Phenomena are created by mind, like a cart follows an ox
• Side effects from killing
• When you encounter suffering, relate it to karma
• It's not God's fault
• Harming others is harming yourself
• Endless karmic results
• The karmic circle
• Relate it to others
  

Session Two: All Phenomena are Created by Mind

• All phenomena are created by mind
• That's HUGE
• Buddhist meditation
• Like a shadow follows the body
• Karmic results of the ten non-virtues and ten virtues
• Meditation on the Dhammapada, Chapter 31, v. 25

Session Three: The Secret of the Mind

• The renounced mind is a happy mind
• We came here to take care of the mind, not the body
• The supreme principal of Dharma, the secret of the mind
• The desire realm
• Progressing through the form and formless realms, but still in samsara
• Falling from the Tip of Samsara
• The secret of the mind: all phenomena come from the mind
  

Session Four: Protecting the Mind

• Remembrance and awareness
• The most important conduct is protecting the mind
• Controlling the elephant mind
• Collecting merit has to be the main focus
• The shortcomings of anger
  

ACCOMPANYING VIDEO EXCERPTS IN THIS COURSE

• "Harming Others is Harming Yourself" (14 min)
• "An Unbelievable Meditation" (13 min)
• "The Three Kinds of Suffering" (20 min)
• "Phenomena Came from the Mind" (12 min)
• "Collecting Merit" (16 min)
  

OTHER MATERIAL IN THIS COURSE

• A reading pack in PDF format
• Meditations & Practices
• Mindfulness exercises for daily life
• Service component or karma yoga exercises
• Questions for discussion for student/facilitator review & assessment
• Suggested readings
  
• Helpful resources