Buddhist Studies
Teachings and Meditations
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 | Unriddle Summary | |
| Chapter 17. The Eight Types of Suffering | Commentary | Mind map | ||
| 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 | ||||
| Chapter 23. Ascertaining the Nature of the Path Leading to Liberation | ||||
| Chapter 24. The Nature of the Three Trainings |
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.
