Stages of the Path
Lamrim teachings provide a step-by-step approach to practicing the entire path to awakening.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Death and the intermediate state
Factors affecting our death, and the importance of the state of mind at death. What…
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Venerable Thubten Samten Gomchen Lamrim review: Birth, aging, sickness, and d...
How to reflect on the dukkha of birth, aging, sickness and death to generate the…
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Afflictions and the accumulation of karma
The disadvantages of the afflictions and how you accumulate karma through the afflictions. When you…
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How the afflictions arise
The antidotes to the six root afflictions, the sequence in which they arise, and 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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Ignorance, doubt, and afflictive views
Continued explanation of the root afflictions, the cause of our unsatisfactory experiences. Outline of the…
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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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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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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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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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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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Venerable Tenzin Tsepal Gomchen Lamrim review: Specific aspects of karma
Discussion of the benefits of meditating on karma and specific topics to contemplate.
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