We are going through this letter by Tsongkhapa in which he gives very practical advice on how to actually practice the sutra and tantra path in a letter form. Since it’s always helpful to review (although perhaps a little bit boring that we review every single class, but I...

We’re going through this letter that Tsongkhapa wrote to his friend who was also a teacher of his and a meditator, and in it Tsongkhapa answers the request that was given to write some practical advice on how to follow the path of sutra and tantra, specifically anuttarayoga...

We are continuing our discussion and explanation of A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra that Tsongkhapa wrote. The literal title of the text is A Brief Indication of the Graded Pathway Minds.  Review of Previous Sessions Reliance on a Qualified Spiritual...

Review of Previous Sessions We have been going through this text. We’ve had a little bit of a pause and so, as always, it’s good to review a little bit what we have covered.  Reliance on a Qualified Spiritual Mentor Tsongkhapa was requested by a friend (who was also a...

We are studying A Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra, which was written by the great Tibetan master Tsongkhapa in the beginning of the 15th century, something like that. Tsongkhapa was asked by one of his disciples (he also had a teacher-student relation with him,...

We have started to go through this letter that Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug tradition, wrote to his friend the meditator Konchog-tsultrim in which he explains to him some practical advice on how to practice sutra and tantra. In this letter — after the beginning verses...

We are studying this letter that Tsongkhapa wrote to his friend and meditator with whom he exchanged teachings, and he answers his friend’s request to write a brief indication of practical advice about how to practice sutra and tantra.  Review of Previous Sessions...

Summary of Previous Sessions We have gone quite far in our study of A Letter of Practical Advice. We’ve been summarizing the text each time before class. Perhaps we can do it a little bit more briefly, since now there’s quite a lot to summarize if we summarize every...

Review of Previous Sessions We are studying this letter that Tsongkhapa wrote, an answer to the request that he received from his student and friend (and also, in certain contexts, his teacher), of certain things in which he was asked to write, in abbreviated form, how to put...

Review of Previous Sessions We are going through, rather slowly and carefully, this Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra that Tsongkhapa wrote to his friend, a meditator, in answer to a request to explain in very practical ways how to follow the path.  Reliance...