Je Tsongkhapa's Song of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment; 26-September-2008 (Day 2 of 3; Afternoon) - Dalai Lama Audio Teachings on Tibetan Buddhism Podcast

Summary: Alternating between Tibetan and English, His Holiness continues his commentary on the traditional Lam Rim topics: the qualifications of the teacher and the student, the different scopes/aims of beings, the law of Karma, the meaning and causes of Liberation, Refuge, the Four Noble Truths and the three types of suffering, the Bodhisattva goals and practice (with reference to Je Tsongkhapa’s Three Principal Aspects of the Path and the Three Higher Trainings). In English he discusses this life’s final destination and emphasizes that real dharma practice is not simply mantra/rituals based on blind faith. He explains how to generate genuine bodhicitta by gaining conviction through study and analysis that the Great Vehicle path to enlightenment is achievable. He concludes by explaining how the profound meditation sessions on ultimate truth and the post-meditative activities of loving compassion act together as two wings propelling practitioners to enlightenment.