ACI Course 15: What the Buddha Really Meant (1998, New York)

This Course is based upon The Commentary on the True Intention of the Sutras (Dode Gong Drel) and The Sutra Requested by the Arya Named Never- Ending Wisdom (Pakpa Lodru Misepe Shupay Do) by Shakyamuni Buddha, with a commentary from The Essence of Eloquence on the Art of Interpretation (Drange Lekshe Nyingpo) by Je Tsongkapa (1357- 1419).

Topics include: The importance of evaluating spiritual teachings, how to interpret when spiritual teachings are literal or figurative, how to evaluate apparently conflicting teachings, a summary of the teachings Lord Buddha gave in each of the three Turnings of the Wheel of the Dharma, the goal of each of the three Turnings of the Wheel, an explanation of the ideas held by each of the main schools of Buddhism, ultimate reality (emptiness) according to each of the schools, the three progressively higher understandings of emptiness, the three attributes of reality, a comparison of the Mind- Only School and the Middle- Way School explanations of emptiness and dependent origination, how to use an understanding of emptiness to stop all your suffering, and how to stop your aging and death by stopping your ignorance.

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Class 1 - Testing the Buddha's Word

Geshe Michael Roach

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1. Class 1 - Testing the Buddha's Word - Geshe Michael Roach
2. Class 2 - The Three Attributes of the Mind-Only School - Geshe Michael Roach
3. Class 3 - The Last Four Things the Buddha Didn't Mean - Geshe Michael Roach
4. Class 4 - How the Three Attributes of the Mind-Only School Define Each Other - Geshe Michael Roach
5. Class 5 - All About the Three Turnings of the Wheel of the Dharma - Geshe Michael Roach
6. Class 6 - When is Turning the Wheel Not - Geshe Michael Roach
7. Class 7 - Two Extremes in the Mind-Only School - Geshe Michael Roach
8. Class 8 - Important Clarifications of the Mind-Only School - Geshe Michael Roach
9. Class 9 - Detailed Presentation of Emptiness According to the Independent Group of the Middle-Way School - Geshe Michael Roach
10. Class 10 - The Ultimate Viewpoint - Geshe Michael Roach
11. Class 11 - Summary of the Mind-Only School and Course Review - Geshe Michael Roach

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Geshe Michael Roach

Geshe Michael Roach (born December 17, 1952) is the first American to have been awarded the degree of Geshe, or Master of Buddhism, after more than 20 years of study in Tibetan monasteries. He has used this training to become a prominent international teacher, businessman, philanthropist, author, educator, public speaker, textual scholar, and musician. Geshe Michael graduated with honors from Princeton University and has received the Presidential Scholar Medal from the President of the United States at the White House.

In 1981 he helped found Andin International Diamond Corporation and bring it to annual sales of over $100 million, donating his profits to international aid projects. His book about achieving business and personal success through generosity, The Diamond Cutter, has become a global bestseller in 20 languages. He is the founder of the Asian Classics Institute, Diamond Mountain University, the Asian Classics Input Project, Worldview, the Yoga Studies Institute, Star in the East, Global Family Refugee Aid, Three Jewels Community Outreach Centers, and the Diamond Cutter Institute.

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