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Title	Date
Advice on Retreat	02/10/07

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The following recorded dharma teachings are archived and available online for those who have attended the actual seminar or teaching, or by permission of Ani Christine.

Commentary on His Holiness the Dalai Lama's "Union of the Old and New Schools"
Fort Bragg, California; August 11, 2007
How can we understand the compatibility of the Nyingma teaching that the "ultimate reality" is a positive phenomena with the sutra view of ultimate truth as a nonaffirming negative? Ani Christine discusses His Holiness the Dalai Lama's seminal paper on this issue: "Union of the Old and New Schools" from Kindness, Clarity, and Insight.

How Not To Practice Tibetan Buddhism: Sidetracks on the Path to Enlightenment
Seattle, Washington; August 16-18, 2002
In his Concise Lam Rim, Tsong Khapa tells us "Practicing correctly is your own responsibility." But what precisely is correct practice, or to put it the other way around, what is it to practice incorrectly? To answer these questions, we need to understand the stages of practice as they progressively lead us from an ordinary life to Buddhahood. There is a built-in process of development that itself keeps a practitioner from going astray if followed. This process will be discussed and used as a guideline for applying Tsong Khapa`s advice to our personal practice.

Commentary on "Meditation on Emptiness"
Dehra Dun, India; March 16-25, 2000 (13 hrs 12 min)
Commentary on Jeffrey Hopkins's books, Meditation on Emptiness and Emptiness Yoga.

Practicing Tibetan Buddhism with a Western Mind
Seattle, Washington; July 16-18, 1999
As Buddhist practitioners, we are westerners--not Tibetans, nor Indians. How do we practice in a genuine way, a way that makes sense within a modern world? How do we adapt and integrate the dharma into our own experience without losing touch with its essence? Can we understand the Buddha's teachings on the basis of our own cultural intellectual history? Are there philosophical or scientific lines of thinking within the worldview of our own culture that can lead us into the Buddhist understanding of the nature of things? What problems do westerners in particular face in approaching and practicing dharma? In this weekend workshop Ani Christine addressed these and other practical dharma issues.

An Introduction to Mahayana Tantric Practice
Thai Monastery, Bodh Gaya, India; December 31, 1998 - January 8, 1999
Ani Christine gave a series of supplemental talks to accompany this course, taught by Shri Dharmakirti. The course covered the whole path to enlightenment and discussed tantra practice within that context. Dharmakirti gave commentary on several texts, including: "The Life of Shakyamuni Buddha" from The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism, Its Fundamentals and History (by His Holiness Dudjom Rimpoche), The Preliminary Practices of Tibetan Buddhism (by Geshe Rabten), and Chandrakirti's 7-Fold Reasoning (LTWA). Ani Christine's talks parallel the course topics amd include questions and answers with course participants.

Commentary on "A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night"
Mahabodhi Stupa, Bodh Gaya, India; February 5-15 1997 (Total time: 11 hrs 13 min)
Ani Christine gave a series of supplemental talks to accompany this course, taught by Shri Dharmakirti. Dharmakirti covered the graduated path to enlightenment and gave commentary on the text A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Ani Christine's talks parallel the course topics amd include questions and answers with course participants.