TOPICS OF TEACHINGS ON LAMRIM (GRADUAL STAGES ON THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT) TIÊU ĐỀ CỦA CÁC BÀI PHÁP THOẠI VỀ NHỮNG GIAI ĐOẠN THỨ LỚP CỦA CON ĐƯỜNG ĐƯA ĐẾN GIÁC NGỘ

Since the year 2006, His Eminence The 9th Tulku Neten Rinpoche has been residing in Toronto, Canada but travels extensively across the globe for public talks and giving teachings to religious, educational, healthcare and social institutions. All His Eminence's teachings were translated directly from TIBETAN into ENGLISH, FRENCH and VIETNAMESE by Nguyễn Mai-Phương

Bắt đầu từ năm 2006, Ngài Tulku Neten Rinpoche hóa thân đời thứ 9 chính thức định cư tại Toronto Canada và hoằng Pháp khắp nơi trên thế giới trong mọi lãnh vực về tôn giáo, tâm linh, giáo dục, sức khỏe và xã hội. Nguyễn Mai-Phương dịch trực tiếp từ tiếng Tây Tạng sang tiếng ANH, PHÁP và VIỆT tất cả các bài Pháp thoại của Ngài.

The following TEACHINGS OF SUTRA & TANTRA have been taught by HIS EMINENCE TULKU NETEN RINPOCHE in Canada, USA, Europe & Asia since the year 2006. His Eminence has received oral transmissions from His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Teachers of the lineage for these Teachings, Initiations-Empowerments and Practice

Ngài Tulku Neten Rinpoche giảng dạy các đề mục dưới đây từ KINH ĐIỂN & MẬT ĐIỂN tại các nước Gia Nã Đại, Mỹ, Âu Châu & Đông Nam Á từ năm 2006. Ngài đã nhận khẩu truyền từ Đức Dalai Lama và các bậc Thầy của giòng truyền thừa cho sự giảng dạy Phật Pháp, Quán đảnh và tu tập.

Condensed Points of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (LAMRIM)

Những điểm tinh yếu của các giai đoạn của con đường Giác Ngộ (LAMRIM)

The greatness of the originator

The greatness of the Dharma

The method of listening to and teaching Dharma

The correct manner of listening to Dharma

The correct manner of teaching Dharma

Activities to be performed by Teachers and listeners

The Root of The Path - Practice of Guru Yoga: Spiritual Teacher (Guru) Devotion

The Foundation of All Good Qualities

Generating Enthusiasm for Serving a Spiritual Teacher

Serving a Spiritual Teacher through Thought

Serving a Spiritual Teacher through Action

Six-Session of Guru Yoga

Guru Puja (Lama Chopa) The Practice of Guru Yoga: The Union of Bliss and Emptiness

The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land Tushita

The Seven Wisdoms

Training The Mind Through Meditation - Stage I: Six Preliminary Practices

Meaning and Benefits of the Mandala Offering - Practice for accumulating merits and purifying negativities

An admonition and method to derive value from a human form that has leisure and fortune

THE STAGE OF PATHS OF THE THREE TYPES OF PERSON: SMALL, MIDDLING ANS GREAT SCOPES

Training the mind in the levels of the path that are held in common with people of LESSER CAPACITY (SMALL SCOPE) - Luyện Tâm Ở Trình Độ Của Đạo Lộ Chung Dành Cho Những Hành Gỉa Thuộc PHẠM VI hay CĂN CƠ NHỎ

Generating an attitude of concern for future lives and Pursuing the methods of achieving happiness in future lives

The Sutra of Truly Remembering The Sublime Three Jewels

Taking Refuge – the sacred door by which the teaching is entered

The Four Great Festivals

The Twelve Deeds of Buddha Shakya Muni and Qualities (body, speech, mind and activities) of the Buddha

The Four Noble Truths 

The Twelve Links of Dependent Originations

Karma and The Law of Cause and Effect

Ten Non-Virtuous Deeds caused by body, speech and mind that one must abandon

How to purify ourselves by means of the Four Powers

Practice of Four Fundamental Minfulnesses: body, feeling, mind and phenomena

The Seven-limb Practice:

Prostrations,

Making Offering,

Purification Negativities,

Rejoicing in the wholesome actions of others and oneself,

Requesting for Turning the Dharma Wheel,

Requesting for Not Entering into Parinirvana,

Dedicating Merit

Five Essential Strengths applied to transform any situation into Dharma Practice: Intention, White seed, Repeated practice, Remove obstacles, and Prayer

Recalling death and meditating on the nine points relating to death

Contemplating the suffering of lower realms: hells, hungry ghosts and animals

Death and Impermanence

Death, Intermediate State and Rebirth

A combination of instructions that should be practiced throughout our life

The Practice applied for the happiness in this life, at the time of Death, and in the Intermediate State (Bardo) for obtaining a good Rebirth

Training the mind in the levels of the path that are held in common with people of MODERATE CAPACITY (MIDDLING SCOPE) - Luyện Tâm Ở Trình Độ Của Đạo Lộ Chung Dành Cho Những Hành Gỉa Thuộc PHẠM VI hay CĂN CƠ TRUNG BÌNH

Developed the aspiration to achieve liberation and practice the path that leads to liberation

The Four Noble Truths

Developing the aspiration to achieve liberation

Contemplating the specific types of suffering in samsara

Contemplating the specific types of suffering in samsara (lower and higher states)

Nature of the path that leads to liberation

The origin of suffering

How the mental afflictions arise

- Identify the mental afflictions: six root mental afflictions and twenty secondary mental afflictions

- The order in which the mental afflictions arise

- The perishable-collection view: conceptual and innate

- The causes of mental afflictions

- The disadvantages of mental afflictions    

- How the mental afflictions cause us to accumulate karma

How we die and are reborn

How death occurs

How death is followed by entrance into the intermediate state (Bardo)

How rebirth occurs at conception

Twelve limbs of Dependent Origination

Training in the path that leads to liberation

The type of human form that we need to escape from samsara

The type of path that must be practiced to escape from the samsara

Parting away from the Four Clingings [5] 

Training the mind in the levels of the path that are held in common with people of GREAT CAPACITY (GREAT SCOPE) - Luyện Tâm Ở Trình Độ Của Đạo Lộ Chung Dành Cho Những Hành Gỉa Thuộc PHẠM VI hay CĂN CƠ LỚN

Outline of main points - Nội dung của những điểm chính

The enlightenment mind is the sole means of entering the Mahayana and its benefits

How to generate enlightenment mind Bodhichitta

How to train oneself in the Bodhisattva activities

1. Training oneself in six perfections: generosity, ethical discipline, patience, joyous effort, concentration and wisdom

2. Training oneself in the perfection of concentration and wisdom

2.1. Training oneself in quiescence, which is the essence of one-pointed meditation

2.2. Training oneself in insight, which is the essence of wisdom

2.2.1. Establishing the insubstantiality of the self

2.2.2. Establishing the insubstantiality of phenomena

2.2.3. The method of developing insight

2.2.4. How to train oneself in the Vajrayana path

3. The four methods of gathering followers and guiding them to the Dharma

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(Teachings include the explanation of the essence of Mind Only School and Middle Way School)

Generating the enlightenment mind (Bodhichitta)

The Stages for Training Oneself in Enlightenment Mind

- Training the mind with the instruction called Sevenfold Instruction of Cause and Effect

- Training the mind with the instruction called Equality and Exchange of Self and Others

Ritual method of adopting enlightenment mind: gaining and preserving the vow

- Teachings and Ritual for Receiving Vows

- Taking Refuge to the Three Jewels and the precepts to be observed

- Bodhisattva Vows

- Mahayana Vows (8 precepts)

Practice of the Bodhichitta 

Training oneself in the Bodhisattva activities once enlightenment mind has been generated

Practice of the Six Perfections:

- Perfection of Giving,

- Perfection of Ethics,

- Perfection of Patience,

- Perfection of Effort,

- Perfection of Concentration and

- Perfection of Wisdom

Various Instructions on Mind Training

Transforming the Mind: A Practice Based On Mind Training Instructions

Guarding Introspection

Compassion and Wisdom

The Power of Compassion

The Four Immeasurables: Immeasurable Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity

Green Tara and Twenty-One Tara teachings and practice

Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara, Mantras teachings and the practice of Nectar Purification

Five Strengths applied in one's life

Training The Mind Through Meditation

Part I - Six Preliminary Activities

Part II - How to train oneself in Quiescence, which is the essence of One-Pointed Meditation

Part III - How to train oneself in Special Insight, which is the essence of Wisdom

COMMENTARY ON PHILOSOPHICAL TREATISES

GIẢNG GIẢI NHỮNG BỘ LUẬN

The Heart Sutra (The Perfection of Wisdom)

Introduction

- The Text and its Meaning

- Five Aggregates, Eight Areas, Twelve Sources of Perception

- The Twelve Links of Dependent Origination

- The Sixteen Distorted Views concerning the Four Noble Truths

- How the mental afflictions arise and cause us to accumulate karma and suffering

- The Thirty-Seven Aspects of The Path To Enlightenment, show specifically how the principles of the Four Noble Truths are to be applied in one's day-to-day spiritual life  

- The Four Seals

- The Two Truths: Conventional and Ultimate Truths

- The Eight Aspects of Emptiness and The Three Doors of Liberation

- Nirvana: Natural Nirvana, Isolated peace of Individual Nirvana and Non-Abiding Nirvana

- Emptiness and Dependent Arising

- The Relationship Between the Understanding of Emptiness and the Five Stages of the Path to Enlightenment

- Advanced teachings on The Heart Sutra and explanation of difficult points

- Review the foundation taught from the Introduction to the Heart Sutra teaching

- The mantra of the Perfection of Wisdom

- The Ten Grounds and The Five Paths according to the two Vehicles: The Perfection and The Tantra

- The Luminous Nature of The Mind

- The Buddha Nature is defined in The Mind Only School and The Middle Way School

- Selflessness

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The Foundation of All Good Qualities based on the Great Treatise LAMRIM. See TEXT  for more information

- The Root of The Path - Practice of Guru Yoga: Spiritual Teacher (Guru) Devotion

- An admonition and method to derive value from a human form that has leisure and fortune

- The Stages of Paths of the Three Types of Person: Small, Middling and Great Scopes

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Je Shantideva’s Compendium of All Practices

Je Shantideva’s The Way of The Bodhisattva (Bodhicharyavatara)  

The Bodhicharyavatara or "The Bodhisattva's Way of Life" composed in the 8th century by the Bodhisattva Shantideva, who was accepted and blessed by his supreme deity Manjushri, has occupied an important place in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition almost from its inception. This is one of the great classics of Mahayana Buddhism, it describes the path of practice of the Bodhisattvas to become enlightened for the benefits of all sentient beings. 

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The Five Works of Buddha Maitreya and Bodhisattva Asanga

1. The Ornament of Clear Realization: this work is a verse commentary on the Prajnaparamita literature and is divided into eight vajra topics.

2. The Ornament of Mahayana Discourses: covers a discussion of Buddha nature, refuge in the Three Jewels, the Mahayana Path, and the doctrine of emptiness.

3. Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes: a commentary primarily on the Cittamatra (Mind Only) School, explores eternalism and nilhilism and why these are not part of the Middle Way.

4. Distinguishing Dharma and Dharmata: a commentary on the Tathagatagarbha doctrine and the Cittamatra (Mind Only) School of thought.

5. The Uttaratantra: this is mainly a commentary on the Three Jewels, the seed of Buddha nature, the attributes, activities of the Buddha and the development of the realization of the nature of phenomena through the purification of the disturbing emotions.

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"Những Giai Đoạn Thứ Lớp của Con Đường Đưa Đến Giác Ngộ" tu tập Kinh Điển

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Je Atisa’s Lamp for The Path to Enlightenment  

Presents a complete summary of all the main points of sutra and tantra as instructions for controlling the mind practiced by persons of three different capacities. It contains the quintessential thought of Buddhas and the hidden and explicit subject-matter of the Perfection Wisdom sutras.

Je Tsongkhapa’s The Three Principal Aspects of The Path: Renunciation - Bodhichitta - and Correct View 

Je Langri Tangpa's The Eight Verses for Training The Mind - Introduction and Advanced Teachings

Je Chekawa's The Seven Points of Mind Training

Je Thogme Sangpo's The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas

The Way to Enter the VAJRAYANA  or TANTRA: Overview of Buddist Tantra

Bodhisattva Aryadeva's Four Hundred Stanzas On The Middle Way

Bodhisattva Nagarjuna's Precious Garland

Bodhisattva Nagarjuna's Six Logics

The Hundreds of Deities of the Tushita Joyful Land (Ganden Lhagyi ma)

Hàng Trăm Vị Hóa Thần Tại Cõi Cực Lạc Đâu Suất

How to train oneself in the Vajrayana (Tantric Path) 

Discussion of various types of Madhyamika (The Middle Way): Differentiating the Tenets of Prasangika and Svatantrika Madhyamika

Overview of The Four Classes of Tantra: Kriya (Action) Tantra, Carya (Performance) Tantra, Yoga Tantra, Anuttara Yoga (Highest) Tantra

The Five Families of (Dhyani) Buddhas, together with the Type of Wisdom, Mandala Position, Colour, Mutra, Type of Affliction, Aspect of Personality and instructions on how to practice

Tathagata (Buddha Vairocana), Vajra (Buddha Aksobhya), Jewel (Buddha Ratnasambhava), Lotus (Buddha Amitabha) and Karma (Buddha Amoghasiddhi)

The Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas and the practice of purification

Practice of Migtsema 

- With Buddha Shakya Muni

- With the Three Principals Aspects of The Path to Enlightenment

- With the Four Noble Truths

- With the Mother Buddha Tara

Explanation of Long Mantra of Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara, both Sutra & Tantra meaning & practice

The Mother Buddha Green Tara & 21 Taras - Phật Mẫu Lục Độ Tara (Đức Quán Tự Tại) và 21 Phật Mẫu Tara

BARDO teachings: The Main Practice to apply in this life, at the time of Death, and in the Intermediate State for obtaining a good Rebirth, both presentations are mainly of SUTRA and TANTRA practices, specially from the class of Highest Yoga Tantra

Amitabha Practice: Transference of Consciousness (POWA)  Instruction of Meditative Absorption While Sleeping - A well Known Practice of Unobstructed Travel to the Land of Bliss - Tu tập A Di Đà: Pháp Chuyển Di Tâm Thức (POWA) Giáo Huấn Thiền Định Trong Lúc Ngủ - Pháp hành nổi tiếng cho sự thông suốt đi đến cõi Tịnh Độ

- Daily Practice of Amitabha while Sleeping And At The Time Of Death 

- Practice of Transference (Powa) taught in the Mind Training Tradition [5]: The practice is more commonly associated with a tantric meditation that aims at ensuring that a person is about to die will be reborn in a favorable place.

- Five Strengths applied in one's life and at the time of death

Various Tantric Teachings were given to disciples who practice with diligence and commitment

INITIATION & EMPOWERMENT 

Buddha ShakyaMuni

Buddha Amitabha (Woepakme woang)

Medicine Buddha (Menla woang)

Triple Empowerment of Hayagriva, Vajrapani, Garuda ( Ta Chak Khyung Sum )
Avalokitestvara, Buddha of Compassion (Chenrezik Chen nang)

White Tara, especially revered for granting the blessings of long life. (Drolkar woang)

Green Tara (DrolYang woang)

Vajrasattva (Dorje Semba woang)

Vajra Yogini (Dorje Naljorma) Empowerment

Manjushri Empowerment

Yamantaka, VajraYogini (Dorje Naljorma) and OTHER TANTRIC INITIATIONS & EMPOWERMENTS were only given and guided by His Eminence Tulku Neten Rinpoche to disciples who practise with diligent and commitment  (Retreats are required)

PRAYERS  

The followings are frequent Prayers performed with disciples

Guru Puja (Lama Chopa): The prayer consists of making offerings and requesting inspiration from the Spiritual Master (Guru). This practice unites our minds and the mind of the Guru in order to receive blessings and generate realizations on the path to enlightenment. A Tsog offering helps to restore degenerated spiritual vows and commitment.
 

The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land Tushita

The Root of All Good Qualities
Medicine Buddha

Buddha Amitabha
Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara
Green Tara and 21 Tara

The Thirty-Five Confession Buddhas
Bodhisattva Vows
Mahayana Vows
A Necklace For The Fortunate

Prayer Before and After the Dharma Teaching

The Heart Sutra

Sixteen Arhats

400 Pujas

Yamantaka and Medicine Buddha Fire Purification Rituals (Fire Pujas) 

Yamantaka Purification Ritual: Yamantaka means The Destroyer of Death, is the wrathful emanation of Manjushri, Buddha of Wisdom, helps to heal sicknesses, eliminate sufferings, dispel negativities and remove obstacles to one’s health and peace of mind
 

Kalarupa: the wrathful aspect of Manjushri, Buddha of Wisdom who is invoked to remove obstacles and hindrances
 

Dzambhala: the manifestation of Avalokitesvara, Buddha of Compassion to destroy bad karma, stop suffering, avert obstacle, have a bodhi mind and bring wealth to all sentient beings
 

Palden Lhamo, who is invoked to protect the Dharma and remove obstacles and hindrances to the practice 
 

"Lhaden Monlam Chenmo (Gelug Monlam) of Canada": Special Prayers and Teachings at the Great Prayer Festival of the Gelugpa tradition