General
- Singing the text with the new melody by His Holiness Karmapa File Audio file (MP3)
This recording was kindly provided by Anna Maria Schmid.
Topic outline
Munich, 3-5 March 1980
At this course in Munich, where Rinpoche offers 22 talks over 7 days, three talks are devoted to explanations on and guiding the students in recitation meditating on the text and how to use it as a basis for meditation on compassion. Rinpoche relates his teachings to a then ongoing war with all the fears it involves. Rinpoche also teaches love and compassion mainly based on Jewel Ornament of Liberation.
Please use the course's search box typing "Munich 1980" to locate the remaining talks.
- Talk 1of22, 3 March, Tibetan - German File Audio file (MP3)
Guruyoga on Chenrezig.
Meditation after explanation of each verse.
Rinpoche guides meditation on love.German translation by Rosie Fuchs.
- Talk 4of22, 4 March, Tibetan - German File Audio file (MP3)
Rinpoche sings the verses from the beginning and Rosi reads her German translation up to where they stopped yesterday. Rinpoche continues his explanation with verse 18 to the end of the text.
Rinpoche sings the verses he explained today and Rosi reads her translation while all meditate. - Talk 7of22, 5 March, Tibetan - German with some English File Audio file (MP3)
Rinpoche introduces meditation on Chenrezig and compassion as the only remedy for war and all its fears.
They will meditate on Chenrezig while reciting the 37 Practises.
Singing in Tibetan, reading in German. Rinpoche explains the visualization and they recite MANIs after each verse.English translation by Karma Zopa, German by Rosi Fuchs and Christoph Klonk.
Kagyu Ling, Plaige, 28 July 1982
- Concluding Talk for the Course, Tibetan - English - French File Audio file (MP3)
Mahamudra Retreat Zentrum Halscheid, 24-25 May 1986
For the many other topics taught at this program, please use the course's search box.
- Brief explanation on selected verses, Tibetan - German File Audio file (MP3)
- Explanation on verse 22, Tibetan - German File Audio file (MP3)
Bouddha, January 1987
Taught in January as evening classes leading up to a course that starts "on Monday".
English translation by Kiki Ekselius.
- Talk 1, Tibetan - English File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 2, Verse 5- File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 3, Verse 14 - File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 4, Verse 24-30 File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 5, Verse 31 - File Audio file (MP3)
Athens, 11 April 1989
Visiting Athens, 1-13 April 1989 Rinpoche offers the following talks to the Greek sangha:
- 1 introductory talk
- 7 talks on each of the 7 vajra points of Buddha Nature
- colloquial based on the composition Dawn of Knowledge
- 1 talk on the classifications of mind
- 1 talk on the Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva
Rinpoche opens up for Q/A at the end of talks.
To a group of sadhakas, Rinpoche offers a weekend teaching on the The Glorious Blaze of Wisdom, Guruyoga and Feast offering for the Great Jetsün Repa.
To find all talks, please use the search box typing for example "Athens 1989".
- Tibetan - Greek File Audio file (MP3)
- Tibetan only File Audio file (MP3)
Bodhgaya, 6 - 8 November, 1989
During the course at the Burmese Vihar in Bodhgaya that lasted for 5 months, Rinpoche taught many topics. In order to find all talks, please use the course's search box typing "Bodhgaya 1989" and "Bodhgaya 1990".
- Talk 1, Tibetan - English, 6 November File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 2, Tibetan - English, 6 November File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 3, Tibetan - English, 7 November File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 4, Tibetan - English, 8 November File Audio file (MP3)
Bodhgaya, 30 January - 1 February 1990
During the program in Bodhgaya that lasted from November 1989 to March 1990, Rinpoche trained inexperienced students in translating based on Ngulchu Togme's text.
- Training talk 1, 30 January 1990 File Audio file (MP3)
- Training talk 2, 31 January 1990 File Audio file (MP3)
- Training talk 3, 1 February 1990 File Audio file (MP3)
- Training talk 4, 1 February 1990 File Audio file (MP3)
Karma Chophel Ling, August 1992
- Talk 1, Beginning - verse 7, Tibetan - English File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 1, Beginning - verse 7, Tibetan only File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 2, Verse 8-16, Tibetan - English File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 2, Verse 8-16, Tibetan only File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 3, Verse 17-22, Tibetan - English File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 3, Verse 17-22, Tibetan only File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 4, Verse 23-29, Tibetan - English File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 4, Verse 23-29, Tibetan only File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 5, Verse 30 - End of Text, Tibetan - English File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 5, Verse 30 - End of Text, Tibetan only File Audio file (MP3)
Marpa House, Bouddha, 1-5 February 1994
- 1 February 1994, Tibetan only File Audio file (MP3)
- 2 February 1994, Tibetan only File Audio file (MP3)
From verse 16-
- 4 February 1994, Tibetan only File Audio file (MP3)
- 5 February 1994, Tibetan only File Audio file (MP3)
From verse 31-
Karma Tengyal Ling, 3-6 August 1994
Visiting Karma Tengyal Ling, 3-6 August 1994, Rinpoche offers:
- 2 talks on the Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva
- 1 talk on Milarepa's Twelve Things that Tend to be Misleading
- 1 talk on Twelve Kinds of Yogic Joy
- 3 talks on Thirty-three Kinds of Yogi Joy with a beautiful presentation on how it depicts the path.
- 2 talks on Rain of Wisdom: Tilopa, Naropa and Marpa
- Talk 1of9, Tibetan - German File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 1of9, Tibetan - German, Alternative Recording File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 2of9, Tibetan - German File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 2of9, Tibetan - German, Alternative Recording File Audio file (MP3)
Vancouver, October 1994
In Vancouver, October 1994, Rinpoche gave lung for the publication: Ten Songs on the Definitive Meaning and gave further explanations on two songs, Seven Ways Things Shine Inside and Out and Three Kinds of Confidence in Genuine Reality.
Rinpoche also taught the Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, which you will find here.
- Audio of talk 1, 26 October 1994 File Audio file (MP3)
- Audio of talk 2, 30 October 1994 File Audio file (MP3)
Tek Chok Ling, Bouddha, January 2001
This set of teachings is a beautiful example of Rinpoche's great kindness in teaching the anis the Tibetan dharma language. Rinpoche has the ani-las at Tek Chok Ling repeat after him.
During that winter, Rinpoche also taught the anis the Preliminary Practices, the Noble Maitreya's Aspiration Prayer, The Aspiration Prayer of the Bodhisattvas and the Prayer for Excellent Conduct.
- Talk 1, 20 January 2001 File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 2, Verse 6-, 21 January 2001 File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 3, Verse 11-, 22 January 2001 File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 4, Verse 16-, 23 January 2001 File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 5, Verse 21-, 24 January 2001 File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 6, Verse 26-, 26 January 2001 File Audio file (MP3)
- Talk 7, Verse 31-, 27 January 2001 File Audio file (MP3)
Tek Chok Ling, Bouddha, February 2001
- 18 February 2001, Tibetan Only File Audio file (MP3)
Rinpoche explains the 37 practices again, since this group of anis weren't present the first time.
Rinpoche starts by briefly explaining Shentong Madhyamaka.
Karmê Chöling, June 2001
At Karmê Chöling, June 2001, Rinpoche offers 6 public talks:
- 1 talk on the Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva
- 5 talks on Atisha's famous text, Seven Points of Mind Training. Rinpoche also introduces Atisha's master, Jowo Serlingpa's Verses on Leveling Out All Conceptions རྟོག་པ་འབུར་འཇོམ།
- Public talk 1, 24 June 2001 File Video file (MP4)
Karma Tengyal Ling, Ludwigshorst, 16 May 2003
An open evening talk during an extended weekend course on Sun of Wisdom.
Tibetan - German
Translation by Christoph Klonk.
- Public Talk, Tibetan - German File Audio file (MP3)