In this guided audio meditation, Alan Wallace takes through the Dzogchen approach to the application of mindfulness to breathing, and then into practice on the application of mindfulness to feelings. Please find a comfortable position, and practice along.

In this video Alan Wallace takes is into the world of the Arhat and the Bodhisattva, offering commentary on Pali suttas and Mahayana sutras, to understand how the two traditions articulate a continuum of paths.

In this video Alan Wallace discusses the breadth of the Buddhist world, continuing is his commentary on how the Pali and Mahayana teachings understand what a sentient being is, as well as how they discuss liberation and enlightenment.

In this reading from Tibetan Buddhism from the Ground Up, Alan Wallace offers us clear account of the view according to the Mahayana path.

This reading is Alan Wallace’s translation of “Chapter Thirteen: The Four Close Applications of Mindfulness,” from Shantideva’s Śikṣasamuccaya, or A Compendium of Practices. Please download the reading, and use it as a reference throughout the course in order to follow along with Alan’s ongoing commentary on the text.

In this lesson, Lama Alan Wallace  offers commentary that takes us to the summit of shamatha practice, defining terms essential to the Theravada tradition, and the Dzogchen tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. We learn that the achievement of  of shamatha is an important stepping stone for the practice and fulfillment of vipashyana. Through study and practice on the application of mindfulness to the mind we enter into the world of vipashyana, learn precisely what Buddhism means by mental afflictions, and precisely how these afflictions obstruct us from liberation. This lesson also includes an insightful discussion between Buddhist philosophy and contemporary science with respect to the Buddhist notions of karma and interdependent origination.

In the following meditation, Alan Wallace guides us in examining appearances, throughout the six domains of experience.

In this video, Alan Wallace offers further background to the practice of mindfulness of breathing. After watching, please practice along with the guided meditation below.

In this chapter from Tibetan Buddhism from The Ground Up, Alan Wallace discusses how Buddhism understands ignorance as the  basis of suffering, and how this ignorance can be transformed into wisdom and compassion.

In this video Alan Wallace offers commentary on the three marks of existence as they relate to the applciation of mindfulness on the body.