In this selection from the Heart of the Great Perfection, Pema Tashi presents Düdjom Lingpa’s commentary on The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra. This reading includes material covered by Alan Wallace in lesson 8.

In this video Alan Wallace continues his commentary on the root text starting from page 104.

In this video Alan Wallace continues his commentary on the root text starting from page 101. Alan also draws comparisons to the Pali Canon and refers to “What Happens to an Arahant at Death,” a correspondence with Bhikkhu Bodhi, included in the lesson readings.

In this lesson, Lama Alan Wallace brings us to the conclusion of Phase 5 of The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra, and begins us commentary on Phase 6, “Teachings on the Essential Points of Practice and Their Key Distinctions.” Guided meditations on discerning wisdom, single-pointed mindfulness, and loving-kindness, as well as Sadhana practice, support our integration and understanding of this profound material.

In this video Alan introduces a sadhana practice on Avalokiteśvara transmitted by Karma Chagme Rinpoche. After watching please follow along with the guided recitation and meditation below. A copy of the practice text is available here, and is also contained within the transcript for the guided practice.

If you have received the Lake-Born Vajra empowerment from Alan Wallace or another lama, the Lake-Born Vajra sadhana is alternately available for you to practice here. Please respect that this practice is only intended for those who have received the empowerment; all others are encouraged to practice the Avalokiteśvara sadhana, which does not require empowerment to engage in the practice.

In this selection from the Heart of the Great Perfection, Pema Tashi presents Düdjom Lingpa’s commentary on The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra. This reading includes material covered by Alan Wallace in lesson 7.

Alan Wallace answers culminating questions for the course, which includes giving advice for how to keep the momentum going forward for the practices we have learned.

Alan Wallace takes us through the third of the four immeasurables, empathetic joy.

Alan Wallace discusses the fourth of the four immeasurables, impartiality. Please note the practice he references is the “Meditation on Impartiality” featured in this lesson.

In this lesson Lama Alan Wallace continues his commentary on Phase 5 of the Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra. Here, Düdjom Lingpa outlines the heart of samsara, and “secret dualistic grasping,” as well as the heart of liberation from the vantage point of the Secret Mantrayana and Dzogchen. Guided meditations on resting the mind in its natural state, developing pure vision, cultivating bodhicitta, as well as sadhana practice, all support our journey through the root text.