In this document you can find quotations, and source material for content Alan Wallace shares, and offers commentary on, throughout the lectures in this lesson.

Beginning his commentary on the Teachings of Vajradhara, Alan Wallace explores how this world comes into existence from the perspective of one who is awake. You may follow along as he reads from the root text starting on page 25.

After spending some time coming to understand how things don’t exist, in order to “keep our house in order” Alan Wallace turns now to how things do exist, primarily citing Tsongkhapa’s three criteria for determining conventional existence. You can refer to the Dalai Lama’s commentary on Tsongkhapa’s teachings here and here.

Alan Wallace departs from the root text to highlight quantum and Dzogchen views on worlds of crystallized space, demonstrating some striking parallels.

In this lesson, Lama Alan Wallace weaves together teachings on the 21st century’s understanding of the universe as understood by quantum physics, Tsongkhapa’s three criteria for establishing conventional existence, and Vajradhara’s awakened view of how the world comes into existence.

Please refer to this document for notes, and quotations referenced by Alan Wallace’s lectures during the lesson.

In this video, Alan Wallace dicusses the dynamic quality of the substrate, both in terms of appearances, and potentiality of subtle prana. After watching the video, please listen to the audio meditation below.

In this video, Alan Wallace offers guidance on the practice of settling body, speech, and mind in their natural state, and offers the transmission and commentary on pith instructions from Kyabje Yangthang Rinpoche. After watching the video, you can practice with the silent meditation below.

In this video Alan Wallace offers instruction on the practice, “Settling the Mind in its Natural State,” by Lerab Lingpa, and offers guidelines for crossing the threshold from shamatha to vipashyana, to observe the role of reification in mental afflictions. After watching the video, you can practice with the silent meditation below.

In this video Alan Wallace offers commentary on the practice of gentle vase breathing, and guidance on how to evaluate our practice. After watching, please follow along with the silent meditation below, as Alan instructs in the video, “practicing whatever you find most beneficial.”