Stages of the Path

Lamrim teachings provide a step-by-step approach to practicing the entire path to awakening.

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Stages of the Path

Identifying 18 freedoms and endowments, their great ...

Explaining 8 freedoms and 10 endowments for a precious human life, teaching from Chapter 6.

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Analytic and placement meditation

Explaining the misconceptions about analytical meditation and placement meditation and how to refute them, completing…

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What to do between sessions

Explaining the four causes to restrain the mind as what to do in the periods…

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What to do during the actual session

Explaining how to practice mediation in general, continuing the teaching from Chapter 5.

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The six preparatory practices

Explaining the six preparatory practices and describing the seven-limb prayer, from Chapter 5.

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Reliance on a teacher

Explaining the benefits of reliance and the faults of improper reliance in relation to the…

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The way to rely on a teacher

Leading a guided meditation on relating to a spiritual teacher in a healthy, realistic way…

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How to see the spiritual mentor

Explaining the characteristics of a student and describing how to develop faith and three ways…

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The importance of a teacher

Explaining the qualities of a spiritual mentor, continuing the teaching from Chapter 4.

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How to explain the Dharma

Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, explaining the benefits of teaching the dharma and the proper…

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How to approach the Dharma

Explaining giving up the three faults of a vessel and relying on the six perceptions,…

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The greatness of the Dharma

Explaining the greatness of the dharma from Chapter 2 and describing the benefits of listening…

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