The Complete Path of Practice (MP3 CD)

Description

The complete path of practice of the Kagyu Lineage is contained in a profound and highly condensed form in the six verses of the Kagyu Lineage Prayer. This prayer, which is recited at the beginning of nearly every practice session, serves both as a supplication and as a teaching. In these six talks, Tulku Damcho Rinpoche expands the compact form of the prayer into a clear and detailed description of the major practices of the Kagyu Lineage all the way from common Shamatha up through Mahamudra Vipashyana. With the path of practice skillfully laid out in this way, it becomes possible for us to gain a deeper understanding of our own practice as well as a clear view of its place in the progression of practices. This is a delightful, brilliant and inspiring teaching. Students were provided with several opportunities to pose questions and receive answers. Translation was provided by Jules Levinson. This recording is edited in the "Mainly English" format. 6 talks on one MP3 CD.

Features

“Mainly English” Audio Recordings (CDs and MP3CDs)
Because Rinpoche often speaks for long periods of time in Tibetan when he teaches, his long monologues have been curtailed on this MP3 CD recording (audio) to preserve the continuity of the teaching and make listening easier. Thus the voice heard for the majority of the time is that of the translator. DVD video recordings include all of the Tibetan.
MP3CD Recordings
MP3CDs look like ordinary CDs, but contain compressed audio files. While a regular audio CD holds a maximum of only 80 minutes of recorded audio, an identical-looking MP3CD can easily hold the audio files from an entire weekend or even week-long teaching. MP3CDs can be played in a computer and/or the audio files can be downloaded into an iPod or similar device. MP3CDs may also be played on a portable MP3CD player. Most ordinary CD players, such as the CD player in most older cars (roughly 2005 and earlier), will not play MP3CDs. Many but not all cars 2006 or later do have MP3-capable CD players. Any car or home stereo CD player that is capable of playing an MP3CD will have “MP3” or “MP3-WMA” clearly marked on the front of it.
The MP3CDs available for sale on this web site are all clearly labeled and packaged in a clear case. The audio files on them have proper ID3 tag information, which means that on a computer, iPod or similar device the audio files will display (and can be searched by) Album (Title of teaching), Song (Talk number within a teaching) and Artist (Teacher).