Gomchen Lamrim

Commentary on The Essence of All Eloquent Speech by the great meditator Ngawang Drakpa of Dagpo.

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Gomchen Lamrim review: Precious human life

A review and guided meditation on the freedoms and fortunes to fuel our aspirations to…

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Gomchen Lamrim review: The importance of remembering...

A review of the drawbacks of not remembering death and the benefits of remembering death.…

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Gomchen Lamrim review: The causes for taking refuge

A guided meditation on the causes for taking refuge and the qualities of the Three…

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Gomchen Lamrim review: Karma in daily life

Practical ways that we can reflect on karma so we can transform habitual behavior patterns…

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Gomchen Lamrim review: Specific aspects of karma

Discussion of the benefits of meditating on karma and specific topics to contemplate.

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Points on karma and purification using the four forces

Turning from nonvirtue to virtue. Points of interest on karma and how to purify nonvirtuous…

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Contemplating the eight types of dukkha, part 1

How to contemplate in detail the unsatisfactory nature of birth, aging, sickness, and death in…

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Contemplating the eight types of dukkha, part 2

Explanation of meditating on the eight types of dukkha is continued with the last four.…

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Reflecting on the six types of dukkha

Contemplating the six unsatisfactory conditions of cyclic existence strengthens the determination to be free and…

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Attachment, anger, and conceit

The first three of the six root afflictions that disturb the mind and lead to…

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Ignorance, doubt, and afflictive views

Continued explanation of the root afflictions, the cause of our unsatisfactory experiences. Outline of the…

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The five types of afflictive views

By learning about the types of afflictive views we can look at our own mind…

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