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.

In these selections from The Attention Revolution, Alan Wallace underscores important points about practicing the last two of the four immeasurables.

Alan Wallace leads us in a meditation to cultivate impartiality. Find a comfortable, quiet place to sit and follow along with the guided practice below.

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 6.

In this video Alan Wallace introduces the practice of settling the mind in its natural state, with a discussion on the relationship of the twelve links of dependent origination to Dzogchen. After watching, please practice along with the guided meditation below.

In our final lesson, Lama Alan Wallace leads us through the remaining four immeasurables, empathetic joy and impartiality, and provides advice for sustaining the practices we have learned in the course.

Alan Wallace introduces us to the four immeasurables as a method for cultivating emotional intelligence before diving in to a discussion of the first of the four, loving-kindness.

Alan Wallace leads us through an exploration of the second of the four immeasurables, compassion.