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concise course outline is meant to be a general guideline for reference
purpose. The details of the whole course "The Practice of Tibetan
Buddhism Series One : Mind Training and Dharma Practice," which
was offered from September to December of 1999 in Hong Kong for
12 sessions,have been recorded in a set of 10 CDs, together with
a very detailed color notebook, of forty-some pages, on the contents
of the course. The set of CDs, with the notebook, are distributed
in either English, Cantonese or Mandarin. For those interested persons
who would like to continue on for more advanced study and practice
of Tibetan Buddhism, they can fill in the "registration form"
inside the set of CDs and then return it to the address shown, so
that they can be registered for an advanced course ( of three sessions
) later on. The details of this advanced course, in terms of time
and venue, will be notified in due course. The instructor for this
advanced course is Yeshe Thaye ( Dr. Chan Kin Keung ), the instructor-in-charge
of our Dudjom Buddhist Association. He is also the Editor-in-Chief
of this journal "Light of Lotus" and the instructor for
the set of 10 CDs. (See page 87) |
Structure
of the Course :
Using the Vajrayana Teachings as the frame
of reference,
The Mahayana Teachings as the central theme,
and
The Thervada Teachings as the point of departure.
Aims
of the Course :
- "All
Dharma practices are rooted in Life itself; how to practice
the Dharma, and the means to maintain pure intention and pure
awareness in one's daily life;
- The essential
points and methods of "Mind Training" (Lojong);
- The side-tracks
and mistakes of Dharma practice.
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The
basic knowledge of Vajrayana practices :
the wrongs and rights of Dharma practices |
(A)
The main reasons why it is hard to have improvements in Dharma practices,
and also why some Dharma practitioners will even have setbacks :
(I) The reason is
that there is a lack of foundation on "Mind Training" during
one's Dharma practices. The Wrongs and Rights on the methods of "Mind
Training":-
(a) Wrong:
During the process of Dharma practice, there is no concept of and
preparation for "Mind Training".
Right:
The real meaning of Dharma practice is to train one's mind in
order to permeate and penetrate all actions with an "enlightened
mind",
Guru
Rinpoche had mentioned :
"It is most important to merge one's mind with the Dharma, please
remember this !"
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