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  • Taking the Mind as the Path

    In this video, Alan Wallace introduces the guided meditation on taking the mind as the path. After watching, please practice along with the guided meditation below.

  • Cultivating the Aspiration for Great Happiness

    In this video, Alan Wallace introduces practice on developing loving-kindness, and the aspiration for our greatest happiness as well as that of all sentient beings. After watching, please practice along with the guided meditation below.

  • Your Own Appearance as Other

    In this video Alan Wallace introduces a practice to recognize all appearances as our own appearances. After watching, please find a comfortable position and practice along with the guided meditation below.

  • Essence of Clear Meaning

    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 1.

  • Watch 1b

    In this video Alan Wallace continues his commentary on the root text starting from page 72.

  • Watch 1a

    In this video Alan Wallace continues his commentary on the root text starting from page 70.

  • Lesson 1: Collapsing the False Cave of Hope and Fear

    In this first lesson, Lama Alan Wallace continues his detailed commentary on Phase 3 of The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra. Lama Alan’s commentary elucidates what Düdjom Lingpa describes in his auto-commentary  as “the Faults of Benefit and Harm” and “Collapsing the False Cave and Hopes and Fears.” Ultimately we arrive at the view of all appearances as one emptiness. In addition, Lama Alan guides us through meditations on cultivating great happiness, loving-kindness, and taking the mind as the path.

  • Lesson 6: Contempt, Disgust, and Coming to Know the Physical World

    Lama Alan Wallace guides to a better understanding of how we know the physical world—and our reactions to it—through the senses, while Eve Ekman takes us through the emotions contempt and disgust.

  • Continuous Attention

    In this selection from The Attention Revolution, Alan Wallace takes us further into the practice of training our attention with mindfulness.

  • Watch Lesson 4 Video 2

    Alan Wallace reflects on mindfulness practice.