D07.2(A)-Buddhism for Beginners, Discourses on Questions Asked by Western Disciples in 2009

This course includes two Dharma Discourses given early in 2009 by H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha (addressed as Yeshe Norbu as He had not yet been recognized as a Buddha) in answer to questions asked by Western disciples.

LESSON ONE includes questions concerning the difference between logical and superstitious practitioners of Dharma, how to experience and understand emptiness, experiencing supernormal events, cultivation, nectar, aspects of how Westerners and Easterners learn Buddha Dharma, the goal of learning Buddhism and cultivation, and the testing of Venerable Ones.

LESSON TWO includes questions about the elimination of karmic obstructions, illusory past life empowerment, the minds of ordinary people, the different levels of nirvana, understanding what zen is and how to practice it, pre-consciousness and post-consciousness, how to treat plants, representing the Buddha Master, and nectar.

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Prior to viewing this course, you are required to listen to the caveats provided in “PRELIMINARY STEPS” of Section 1 of the curriculum, which is a requirement for all preliminary translations of the Buddha Master’s teachings and then complete “D01(A)-The Supreme and Magnificent Dharma”.