The Crucial Points of Ngöndro Part 2 (MP3)

Ngöndrolinks are for students who are starting to study and practice the Ngöndro preliminary practices and who already have a firm understanding and experience of the Foundations and the Mahayana stages of the path, and have taken Refuge (the formal entrance to the Buddhist path) and have taken the Bodhisattva Vow (this follows the structure of Rigpa's curriculum for more information click here) 

Date, Place and Time

9 October 2004, Taipei; 11 September 2005, London; 17 September 2005, Paris; 25 & 27 August 2006, Lerab Ling; 26 August 2007, Lerab Ling

Length

122 minutes

Tracks

1. Introductory music
2. Reflecting on the Four Thoughts Transforms Your Outlook and Your Life (Taipei, 9 October 2004; London, 11 September 2005 (27 minutes)
3. Renunciation, A Mixture of Joy and Sadness (Lerab Ling, 25&27 August 2006) (12 minutes)
4. Ego Fools Us With ‘Phantom Renunciation’ (Paris, 17 September 2005), Precious Human Birth (Lerab Ling, 26 August 2007) (11 minutes)
5. Recognising the Preciousness of Human Life is Recognising Your True Potential (14 minutes)
6. The Eight Freedoms and the Ten Advantages (13 minutes)
7. The Sixteen Additional Circumstances which Prevent any Opportunity to Practise the Dharma (29 minutes)
8. Reflecting on the Cause of Having the Freedoms and Advantages (15 minutes)
9. Concluding music