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GAMPOPA'S THE GARLAND OF PEARLS--CD

by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso

The Garland of Pearls is a collection of Gampopa's Assembly Dharmas which are transcripts of lectures on the essential meaning of dharma that Gampopa gave to his assembled students. These transcripts were carefully made and collected by Gampopa's nephew, Dakpo Tsultrim Nyingpo. Each assembly lecture is about 30 minutes long and presents a concise and accessible teaching on a complete path of dharma practice. Hearing these transcripts read and commented upon by Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche and translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso conveys a genuine sense of what it must have been like to attend these teachings back in the twelfth century. The intimacy and the casual yet very direct style of Gampopa's teaching comes through very clearly. Q&A sessions at the end of two talks allowed students to gain further understanding of these 900-year-old--yet timeless--teachings in the modern-day context.

The second set in The Garland of Pearls series elaborates on teachings of Gampopa that present his unique perspective on a variety of dharma topics including impermanence, relative and absolute truth, appropriate view and conduct for dharma teachers (four digestions, three occupancies and two behaviors), and three aspects of mahayana practice (yoga of mantra, yoga of stuff, and yoga of dharma).

Because Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche spoke in Tibetan for extended periods, his monologues have been wonderfully edited to provide a "Mainly English" format. (The voice mostly heard on the CD is that of the translator, Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.) These sets are a compilation of two complete weekend teachings on The Garland of Pearls text, given at Hartford KTC, October 2005 and October 2006.

Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche is the Abbot of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra in Woodstock, NY and has founded over thirty affiliated dharma centers. He also directs Karme Ling, a traditional three-year retreat center where he serves as retreat master.

Ref: Gampopa's Assembly Lectures 1-11 and 12 -20