Understanding Buddhist Realizations


The main subject of this course in the FPMT Basic Program is the fourth chapter of Maitreya’s Ornament for Clear Realizations, ‘Application in the Complete Aspects’, which describes the bodhisattva’s meditation on the different aspects, 173 in total, that are related to the various levels of exalted wisdom, all for the purpose of attaining mastery over these in the culmination of the state of buddhahood. Extensive in content and rich in detail, this text provides fundamental knowledge of the varieties of Buddhist realizations, among them the 37 harmonies with enlightenment that include the four close placements of mindfulness and the eightfold noble path. In this course, we will complement our study of Maitreya’s text with Seventy Topics, a short commentary ideal for examining the content of the Ornament in general, and then utilize the textbook used for monastic studies in Sera Je college, Ocean of Sport, in order to investigate the fourth chapter in particular. Due to audio problems Lecture 19 on Wednesday February 24, 2016 is unavailable.

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Understanding Buddhist Realizations 01 2015-08-05 2:00:40
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 02 2015-08-12 2:10:51
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 03 2015-08-19 2:16:03
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 04 2015-08-26 2:06:24
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 05 2015-09-02 2:01:20
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 06 2015-09-09 1:53:40
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 07 2015-09-16 1:59:11
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 08 2015-09-30 2:02:17
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 09 2015-10-07 1:47:05
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 10 2015-10-14 1:55:57
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 11 2015-10-21 1:56:28
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 12 2015-10-28 2:00:49
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 13 2016-01-06 1:24:10
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 14 2016-01-13 1:57:01
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 15 2016-01-20 2:05:39
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 16 2016-02-03 2:03:05
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 17 2016-02-10 1:53:06
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 18 2016-02-17 1:57:27
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 20 2016-03-02 2:00:08
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 21 2016-03-09 1:59:42
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 22 2016-03-16 1:41:37
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 23 2016-03-23 2:01:48
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 24 2016-03-30 1:58:43
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 25 2016-04-06 1:43:32
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 26 2016-04-13 1:53:09
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 27 2016-04-20 1:50:19
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 28 2016-04-27 1:48:46
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 29 2017-01-18 1:58:56
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 30 2017-01-25 2:05:06
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 31 2017-02-01 1:58:31
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 32 2017-02-08 2:00:44
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 33 2017-02-15 1:55:47
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 34 2017-02-22 1:51:04
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 35 2017-03-01 1:54:00
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 36 2017-03-08 1:58:39
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 37 2017-03-15 2:00:43
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 38 2017-03-22 2:02:42
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 39 2017-03-29 1:55:45
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 40 2017-04-05 2:01:25
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 41 2017-04-12 1:55:19
Understanding Buddhist Realizations 42 2017-04-19 2:02:46