Review of Previous Sessions We are going along in our study of this Letter of Practical Advice on Sutra and Tantra written by Tsongkhapa to one of his meditator friends who requested a very practical explanation of how to practice the combined path of sutra and tantra....

We are going through this text of Tsongkhapa. The actual title is A Brief Indication of the Graded Pathway Minds, but since that’s a fairly common title of things, I gave it this title more in accord with what it’s talking about: it’s a letter of practical advice. Review of...

In our study of this letter that Tsongkhapa wrote to his friend the meditator, Tsongkhapa speaks about how we actually put the sutra and tantra teachings into practice in a very practical way.  Review of Previous Sessions Reliance on a Qualified Spiritual Mentor...

We are studying this text which Tsongkhapa wrote as a letter to his friend, a meditator, and in this Tsongkhapa replies to the request that he was given to write some practical advice on how to practice the combined path of sutra and tantra, specifically the highest class of...

We are going through this text of Tsongkhapa, a letter that he wrote to a friend who was both a student of his and his teacher, in which he explains the combined path of sutra and the highest class of tantra. Review of Previous Sessions Reliance on a Qualified Spiritual Mentor...

We are continuing our study of this letter that Tsongkhapa wrote to his friend and teacher in which he explains in a very practical way how to put the sutra and highest class of tantra teachings into practice.  Review of Previous Sessions Let’s have a short review (as we...

Summary of Previous Sessions We have been going through this letter that Tsongkhapa wrote to his disciple and friend Konchog-tsultrim. In this letter Tsongkhapa has spoken about how it’s necessary to become fully involved with the Dharma in order to be able to practice it; and...

We’re going through this letter that Tsongkhapa wrote to his friend and teacher and student about how to practice sutra and tantra in a very down-to-earth way, dealing with the actual problems that come up in working on this and giving very, very helpful guidelines. Reliance...

After a three-week pause we’re back to our study of this letter that Tsongkhapa wrote to his friend, a great meditator with whom Tsongkhapa exchanged many teachings.  Reliance on a Qualified Spiritual Mentor In response to the request to write some practical advice on...

We’re studying this letter that Tsongkhapa wrote (and I’m happy to tell everybody that the translation of it is now finally online on my website; so, if you’d like to read the whole text, it’s there). Tsongkhapa is writing this letter in answer to a request by a great...