We continued Dorje Pamu’s G36-Dharma that Every Buddhist Must Follow on September 5 continuing a discussion of Lesson Seven, “Twenty Types of Futility” with a discussion of the futility of being initiated when one does not abide by the Samaya Precepts; the futility of listening extensively to teachings on the Dharma when it does not benefit one’s heart; the futility of performing meritorious deeds when one also commits evil deeds; the futility of following the Master when one engages in wrong doing; the futility of being a teacher when one does not practice the Dharma and one also does evil; and the futility of one’s cultivation when one is moved by the Eight Winds. There was also discussion of the five divisions of inner-tantric initiations, the Samaya Precepts, and other Dharma matters.
We will continue this lesson on the other thirteen types of futility on September 12 at 9:00 am on ZOOM.
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The following are links to the video of our ZOOM discussion of that class and previous sessions below. Please note that in the video of this class we heard the understanding expressed by the various participants, which may or may not be correct. To better understand the translation of all the actual quotes from Female Dharma King Dorje PaMu you need to read the text, Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow.
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The recordings of the September 5, 2026 G36 class are now available.
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September 5, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 7B-Twenty Types of Futility (Questions 47-57) and (HERE) for recording of class.
August 29, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 7A-Twenty Types of Futility (Questions 45-46) and (HERE) for recording of class.
August 29, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 6B-A Respectful Heart & Correspondence of the Three Karmas (Questions 42-44A) and (HERE) for recording of class.
August 15, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 6A-A Respectful Heart & Correspondence of the Three Karmas (Questions 39-41) and (HERE) for recording of class.
August 15, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 5B-Understanding Cause & Effect and Clearly Believing in Cause & Effect (Questions 37-38A) and (HERE) for recording of class.
August 8, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 5A-Understanding Cause & Effect and Clearly Believing in Cause & Effect (Questions 30-36) and (HERE) for recording of class.
August 1, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 4B-Seeking Enlightenment and Worldly Affairs (Questions 25-29A) and (HERE) for recording of class.
July 25, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 4A-Seeking Enlightenment and Worldly Affairs (Questions 23-24) and (HERE) for recording of class.
July 25, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 3B-Ten Superficialities of Practitioners (Questions 18–22A) and (HERE) for recording of class.
July 18, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 3A-Ten Superficialities of Practitioners (Questions 10-17) and (HERE) for recording of class.
June 13, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part II-Lesson 2-Discovering One’s Conscience (Questions 6-9A) and (HERE) for recording of class.
June 13, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part I-Lesson 1B-Introduction (Questions 4-5A) and (HERE) for recording of class.
May 30, 2026: G36-Dharma That Every Buddhist Must Follow, Part I-Lesson 1A-Introduction (Questions 1-3) and (HERE) for recording of class.
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