Second Year Curriculum

The path which ascertains the great beings' way of self-liberation.

Advice like the movement of an elephant - powerful approach on the path of self-liberation.

Initiations:

• Rigdzin Dupa
• Thuje Chenpo Dugngal Rangdrol
• Sangdrup Tigle Gyachen
• Yumka Dechen Gyalmo
• Tamdrin Nakpo Chak Ralchen

Oral Transmissions:

• The two volumes of the complete Nyingthik
• The Uncommon Inner Preliminary Practices from The Words of My Perfect Teacher
• Bodhicaryavatara - Entering the Activity of the Bodhisattvas

Instruction:

• The path on which one ascertains the great beings' way of self-liberation

Study:  

• Advice like the movement of an elephant - powerful approach on the path of self-liberation.
• The Uncommon Inner Preliminary Practices from The Words of My Perfect Teacher.
• Bodhicaryavatara - Entering the Activity of the Bodhisattvas.

Practice:

• 100-syllable mantra: 18,000 times
• 6-syllable mantra: 103,000 times
• 10th and 25th day practices without fail
• Bodhisattva Sojong (bi-monthly confession and restoration of vows)

Meditation:

• Emptiness and compassion combined with giving and taking (tonglen) - the exchange of one's own happiness for the suffering of others.