Gnosis (Tantra) is a rigorous training of consciousness, to prepare it to traverse the stages of life and death. The Tibetan Buddhist Master Padmasambhava explained the stages of life and death as six "bardos" or "betweens" that, with training, can become gateways to a better life. This lecture discusses "Root Verses of the Betweens" by Padmasambhava. This is a lecture from the free online course Death: Preparation for Transformation. Course Description: Everyone will experience death, thus it is intelligent to prepare oneself for the experience. This course examines the truth of what happens when we die, and what happens in the afterlife or "between" (bardo). Most importantly, you will learn how to use today as preparation for death, and thereby transform life into a source of happiness for yourself and others. "We can learn very little from the phenomenon of birth, but from death we can learn everything." - Samael Aun Weor, The Great Rebellion