Stages of the Path
Lamrim teachings provide a step-by-step approach to practicing the entire path to awakening.
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Easy Path to Travel to Omniscience
Learn to meditate on the stages of the path to awakening through teachings this text by Panchen Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen.
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Essence of a Human Life
Short talks on a text by Lama Tsongkhapa on the practices of the initial scope practitioner.
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Essence of Refined Gold
Teachings on the Third Dalai Lama's commentary on "Songs of Experience" by Lama Tsongkhapa.
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Essential Spiritual Advice
Short talks on a text by the First Dalai Lama published in The 14 Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation.
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Gomchen Lamrim
Commentary on The Essence of All Eloquent Speech by the great meditator Ngawang Drakpa of Dagpo.
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Lamrim Teachings 1991-94
Extensive commentary on Lama Tsongkhapa's Great Exposition on the Gradual Path to Enlightenment. (Lamrim Chenmo)
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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja
Short talks on the stages of the path described in the Guru Puja text by the fourth Panchen Lama.
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Three Principal Aspects of the Path
Teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa's text on developing renunciation, bodhicitta, and wisdom.
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Middle-Length Lamrim with Venerable Sangye Khadro (2023-present)
Ongoing teachings on the Middle-Length Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by Lama Tsongkhapa. Streamed live on the Sravasti Abbey YouTube channel on Thursday mornings at 9 am Pacific Time.
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Selected Lamrim Topics (2012)
Teachings on selected topics from the stages of the path to awakening (lamrim) given at Sravasti Abbey from October 18 to December 20, 2012.
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Venerable Sangye Khadro Sexual misconduct, lying, and divisive speech
The four aspects of sexual misconduct, lying and divisive speech.
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The four aspects of killing and stealing
What comprises a complete path of action of killing and stealing.
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The general characteristics of karma
Explanation of the four general characteristics of karma.
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Common precepts related to the Three Jewels
How to practice the 6 common guidelines related to all three objects of refuge.
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Excellent qualities of the dharma and sangha
Explaining the qualities of the dharma jewel and sangha jewel and the precepts to follow…
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Refuge and the excellent qualities of the Buddha
Explaining how the three jewels are worthy objects of refuge, teaching from Chapter 9.
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Contemplating the lower realms
Explaining the suffering of hell beings, animals and hungry ghosts, continuing the teaching from Chapter…
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Only dharma will benefit at death
Describing the last 3 points of the nine-point death meditation, teaching from Chapter 8.
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Death is definite but time is uncertain
Explaining the first six points of the nine-point death meditation, teaching from Chapter 8.
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Mindfulness of death, faults and benefits
Completing Chapter 7, explaining the purpose of the gradual training and commencing Chapter 8, covering…
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Three types of persons
Explaining the three levels of practitioners and the reasons for the gradual stages, teaching from…
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Great value and rarity of a precious rebirth
Explaining the great value and the difficulty in having a precious human birth, teaching from…
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