Explanations on the First Five Vajra Points: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha, Element and Enlightenment

1. Title and First Three Vajra Points: Buddha, Dharma and Sangha

From the beginning of text. Rinpoche teaches based on the root text. For these talks, there is French translation by Chryssoula Zerbini.

Buddha and how understanding this text is key to Vajrayana view.

Dharma:

Sangha:

The three types of refuge:

2. The Last Four Vajra Points

The translations are mainly cut, but when Rinpoche structures syllogisms, Acharya Tenpa Negi is translating into English.

3. The Fourth Vajra Point - the Element

Rinpoche teaches the root text by using syllogisms. Acharya Tenpa-la translates them.

3.1. The Three Reason

The three reasons why being have BN.
Rinpoche goes into beautiful detail with logic and the 3 modes.

10 October 1981 - Three reasons again.
How 2 and 3 turning are not contradictory: the second relates to listening and reflecting; the third to meditation according to Lodro Thaye.
Quite a lot of translation here into English.
According to source notes, there are two talks on tape side A. It's not completely clear from the recording due to cutting translations etc.

3.2. Expanded Explanation on the Element

11 October 1981: Essence and Cause 

12 October 1981: Fruit - elimination of what is incorrect.

There's a gap in the recordings. Poor audio quality.

12 October 1981: Function

13 October 1981: Manifestation

14 October 1981: Unchangingness

15 October 1981: Unchangingness, bodhisattvas-the partly pure and partly impure state

16 October 1981: Unhangingness, the utterly pure state

16 October 1981: Inseparability of qualities

3.3. Nine Examples Illustrating how Stains are Purified

19 October 1981: Three examples for dharmakaya and one for suchness.

Tibetan only

Tibetan - English - French:

20 October 1981: The examples for the Potential, naturally abiding and perfectly unfolding potential:

Tibetan only:

Tibetan - English - French:

3.4. The Necessity for Presenting the Element

21 October 1981, Tibetan only:

Tibetan - English - French:

4. The Fifth Vajra Point - Enlightenment

22 October 1981: Rinpoche givies an explanatory reading transmission, since his students, Jinpa, is giving a class and he can add from the commentary, if needed. Rinpoche will teach a summary tonight, since they didn't have much time today for this chapter.

Tibetan only:

Tibetan - French:

22 October 1981: Rinpoche's summary of the chapter. Some translation by Acharya-la. Beautiful explanations on the two types of wisdom: resting and post-meditation.

Tibetan only:

Tibetan - English - French:

23 October 1981: Fruit and Function:

24 October 1981: Function:

25 October 1981: Endowment:

26 October 1981: Manifestation: (Poor Audio Quality)

27 October 1981: This could be two talk, but unable to identify a start and stop.

28 October 1981: Permanence:

29 October 1981: Inconceivablitiy: