Buddhist Studies

Teachings and Meditations

The Foundation of Buddhist Thought by Geshe Tashi Tsering

The Four Noble Truths

Introduction Commentary Summaries (by GPT)
Chapter 1 Setting the Wheel of Dharma in Motion Commentary
Chapter 2 The Truth of Suffering Commentary
Chapter 3 The Truth of Origin Commentary
Chapter 4 The Truth of Cessation Commentary
Chapter 5 The Truth of the Path Commentary

Practices of Bodhisattva

37 Practices of Bodhisattva

37 Practices of Bodhisattva Commentaries
(Combined Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo ‘The Heroic Heart’ &
Dilgo Khyentse ‘The Heart of Compassion‘)		 Summaries Mindmap 1-24, Mindmap 25-37

Tsongkhapa Lam Rim

HHDL’s Illuminating the Path to Enlightenment – Middle-length Lamrim

Commentary on Tsongkhapa’s Middle-length Lamrim – Mainly on the 68 Verses of the Lamp

Chapter 1. General Introduction Commentary Unriddle Summary
Chapter 2. Features of the Lamrim Teachings Commentary
Chapter 3. Relying on a Spiritual Teacher Commentary
Chapter 4. Becoming Inspired to Practice Dharma Commentary
Chapter 5. Refuge, Karma and Precepts Commentary
Chapter 6. Seeking Freedom from Cyclic Existence Commentary
Chapter 7. Cultivating the Altruistic Intensions of Bodhicitta Commentary
Chapter 8. The Ceremony for Generating Bodhicitta Commentary
Chapter 9. Bodhisattva Outlook and Action Commentary
Chapter 10. The Perfection of Wisdom Commentary Numbers in the summaries above refer to page numbers of the text for the commentary

Contains quite a few footnotes I’ve added to help my understanding of Buddhist terminology.

Tsongkhapa Lamrim Chenmo

Chapter 8. Three types of person  Commentary Mind map Summaries Unriddle Summaries
Chapter 9. Mindfulness of Death  Commentary Mind map
Chapter 10. Reflecting on Your Future  Commentary Mind map
Chapter 11. Going for Refuge in the Three Jewels  Commentary Mind map
Chapter 12. The Precepts of Refuge  Commentary Mind map
Chapter 13. The General Characteristics of Karma Commentary Mind map
Chapter 14. The Varieties of Karma  Commentary Mind map
Chapter 15. Cultivating Ethical Behaviour  Commentary Mind map
Chapter 16. The Attitude of a Person of Small Capacity Commentary Mind map  
Chapter 17. The Eight Types of Suffering Commentary Mind map Summary
Chapter 18. The Six Types of Suffering Commentary Mind map Summaries
Chapter 19. Further Meditations on Suffering Commentary Mind map
Chapter 20. The Origin of Suffering Commentary Mind map
Chapter 21. The Twelve Factors of Dependent Origination Commentary Mind map
Chapter 22. The Attitude of a Person of Intermediate Scope  Commentary Mind map Summaries
Chapter 23. Ascertaining the Nature of the Path Leading to Liberation  Commentary Mind map
Chapter 24. The Nature of the Three Trainings  Commentary Mind map

HH Dalai Lama Wisdom and Compassion Series Teachings with Thubten Chodron

HH Dalai Lama and Thubten Chodron Approaching the Buddhist Path

Chapter 1. Exploring Buddhism Commentary Summary Unriddle Summary
Chapter 2. The Buddhist View of Life Commentary    
Chapter 3. Mind and Emotions Commentary    
Chapter 4. The Spread of BuddhaDharma and the Buddhist Cannons Commentary    
Chapter 5. The Buddha’s Teachings Form a Cohesive Whole Commentary    
Chapter 6. Investigating the Teachings Commentary    
Chapter 7. The Importance of Kindness and Compassion Commentary    
Chapter 8. A Systematic Approach Commentary    
Chapter 9. Tools for the Path Commentary    
Chapter 10. Making Progress Commentary    
Chapter 11. Personal Reflections on the Path Commentary    
Chapter 12. Working in the World Commentary    

McDonald Meditations

McDonald How to Meditate

Title Introductions Meditations
Meditations on the Mind    
Meditation 3.1 Meditation on Breath Intro 4:03 mins Meditation 13:37 mins
Meditation 3.2 Clarity of the Mind Intro 3:10 mins Meditation 11:40 mins
Meditation 3.3 Continuity of the Mind Intro 5:41 mins Meditation 8:37 mins
Analytical Meditations    
Meditation 4.1 Emptiness Intro 7:01 mins Meditation 13:10 mins
Meditation 4.2 Appreciating our Human Life Intro 5:01 mins Meditation 14:06 mins
Meditation 4.3 Impermanence Intro 3:26 mins Meditation 9:15 mins
Meditation 4.4 Death Awareness Intro 5:16 mins Meditation 4.4.1 11:16 mins
Meditation 4.4.2 12:42 mins
Meditation 4.4.3 18:08 mins
Meditation 4.5 Karma Intro 10:00 mins Meditation 27:22 mins
Meditation 4.6 Purifying Negative Karma Intro 11:06 mins Meditation 16:09 mins
Meditation 4.7 Suffering Intro 5:53 mins Meditation 33:25 mins
Meditation 4.8 Equanimity Intro 5:48 mins Meditation 13:04 mins
Meditation 4.9 Loving-kindness Intro 5:08 mins Meditation 18:00 mins
Meditation 4.10 Tonglen – Taking and Giving Intro 7:36 mins Meditation 15:38 mins
Meditation 4.11 Dealing with Negative Energy Intro 6:12 mins Meditation x mins
Visualisation Meditations    
Meditation 5.1 Body of Light    
Meditation 5.2 Simple Purification    
Meditation 5.3 Tara, the Buddha of Enlightened Activity    
Meditation 5.4 Avalokiteshvara    
Meditation 5.5 Inner Heat    
Prayers and other Devotional Practices    
Meditation 6.4 Buddha Shakyamuni    
Meditation 6.5 Medicine/Healing Buddha    
Meditation 6.7 Tara Prayer    

I have used Speechelo (an AI tool) to convert Kathleen McDonald’s excellent guided meditations in ‘How to meditate’ into voice. Two voices are used. Arthur gives an introduction to explain why you are doing that particular meditation and what you should be thinking about; and Brooke, at a slower pace speaks the meditation with many pauses.