If you would like to study Buddhism or learn to meditate, and you don't have a teacher nearby, please take a look at this list of courses taught by Lama Pelma and other teachers, available online for free download:
Teachings by Lama Pelma
In December 2008, Lama Pelma taught a free course on Guru Devotion, in New York City. The audio and transcript from this course are available below.
Course description:
To find a guru or spiritual guide in this life is a true blessing. Finding and serving a spiritual teacher can bring you the greatest rewards of this life and beyond. In this class, we will discuss the benefits of this type of relationship and how to develop it. We will cover the following topics:
- The dynamics of a healthy student-teacher relationship
- Ways to avoid unhealthy relationships with a spiritual teacher
- How a spiritual guide can help you
- How to see your lama as a Buddha
- How everyone you meet can be your teacher
Audio downloads
- Guru Yoga - part one (10.8 MB)
- Guru Yoga - part two (5.4 MB)
Transcript
- Guru Yoga - part one (952 KB)
Teachings by other Lamas
Asian Classics Institute: ACI consists of 18 courses, covering the breadth of the Gelukpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. They were taught between 1995 and 2000 by Geshe Michael Roach, and they reflect the 18-year Geshe course traditionally taught in Tibetan monasteries.
Asian Classics Institute - Los Angeles: Lama Marut, an American-born Buddhist monk and Sanskrit scholar, has kindly provided many hours of audio from the ACI courses as well. He also created a course called Dharma Essentials, which make the traditional Buddhist teachings particularly accessible.
Diamond Mountain: Diamond Mountain is a Buddhist retreat center outside of Bowie, Arizona. Anyone is welcome to study there for free, either in person during one of the three yearly five-week terms, or by downloading audio from their website or from www.dmes.org.
