Course Reading Material
Course book: Tantra by Geshe Tashi Tsering, published by Wisdom Publications.
Supplementary Reading:
- World of Tibetan Buddhism, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama – This is a pithy overview of all of Tibetan Buddhism from beginning to end. The entirety of Part III is given to Vajrayana Buddhism, which is quite unusual. Specific page and chapter recommendations will be made in the Reading section of the material during relevant weeks.
- Wise Teacher Wise Student: Tibetan Approaches to a Healthy Relationship, by Alex Berzin – This is an extremely well put together guidebook to the student teacher relationship, an indispensable read for anyone who takes seriously the study of Buddhism with a teacher. This book is aimed particularly at those who are not traditionally from Buddhist cultures, and seeks to guide such readers away from typical pitfalls, dangers, and misunderstandings of the teacher student relationship.
- The Great Exposition of Secret Mantra, Vol. 3: Yoga Tantra, Lama Tsongkhapa, with a commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and translation by Jeffrey Hopkins. This is the book that Geshe la refers to in the week 1 video, the cover has been updated.
Course Prayers: Below are links to pdfs of the prayers for the beginning and end of class, and the Praises to 21 Taras.
FBT Course Preliminary Prayers
Course Dates, Week by Week: You may find the file below a helpful guide to refer to over the 12 weeks of the course. It shows you when each week starts and ends.