In this course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche gives commentary on the meditations related to each part of the verse for
Taking Refuge & Generating Bodhichitta that starts almost every single practice that we do. By understanding how renunciation, bodhichitta, and emptiness can be cultivated within this opening prayer, we can assure that every practice we do accomplishes our ultimate goals.
These teachings are extracted from the Light of the Path Retreat, September 2009 & 2010 in North America taught by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
"When we do
sang gyä chhö dang, we must meditate, not just blah, blah, blah. It is a very, very important practice. This way, at the very beginning, you practice the heart of Buddhism – the essence of the lam-rim, the graduated path of the three capable beings, and the three principal aspects of the path – all these already get done at the beginning, before the actual practice. It becomes very powerful."
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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: What Buddha Did For You - Refuge & Bodhichitta verse
- Three levels of refuge
- Be an educated Buddhist
- What Buddha did for you
- Our sacrifice is nothing compared to what Buddha did for us
Session Two: Two Great Shocking Things - The meaning of sang gyä
- Two great shocking things related to oneself
- Related to the numberless hell beings, hungry ghosts, animals, humans, suras, asuras, intermediate state beings
- Taking Mahayana Refuge
- Ultimate and conventional Three Jewels
- Cause and result refuge
Session Three: Mother Migrators (dro la) - Collections of merits
- Sealing with emptiness
- The meaning of dro la ("migrating beings")
- 'Mother' sentient beings and their kindness
- The loving-kindness of the dear one
- Taking responsibility upon oneself
- Bodhichitta has two mental factors: seeking the welfare of others and seeking enlightenment
Session Four: In Order to Benefit (phän chhir) - Ignorance the root of samsara
- Taking rebirth through the twelve dependent-related limbs
- In order to benefit
- The benefits of bodhichitta
- Sealing with emptiness
Session Five: Summary of How to Meditate on Refuge & Bodhichitta - Cause and result refuge
- The most important thing
- The reality of life is suffering
- Taking refuge for all numberless beings of all six realms and the intermediate state beings
- Qualities of Buddha
- Summary of the meditation for the first two lines
- The last two lines
- The benefits of bodhichitta
- Sealing with emptiness
ACCOMPANYING VIDEO EXCERPTS IN THIS COURSE - "Introduction to Refuge" (7 min)
- "The Benefits of Study" (5 min)
- "What Buddha Did for You" (4 min)
- "Two Great Shocking Things" (10 min)
- "Taking Mahayana Refuge" (5 min)
- "Cause and Result Refuge" (5 min)
- "The Meaning of "Dro la" (Migrators) (4 min)
- "Mother Sentient Beings" (10 min)
- "One Thing We Should Think" (7 min)
- "Ignorance, the Root of Samsara" (6 min)
- "Benefits of Bodhichitta" (5 min)
- "The Most Important Thing" (17 min)
- "Dro la phn chhir.." (12 min)
- "Taking Refuge & Generating Bodhichitta, chanted by Lama Zopa Rinpoche" (4 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
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