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 The purpose of remembering death
Clarifying that the purpose of keeping our death in mind is not to cause fear,…
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Cleaning up our relationships
With the certainty of death in mind, we want to make sure that we die…
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The certainty of death
Overcoming our denial around death helps us to make our lives more meaningful.
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Meditating on emptiness: The four point analysis, pa...
Using the four point analysis to meditate on the emptiness of persons and phenomena.
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Creating the causes for happiness
How the long-term view of creating causes for our future happiness helps us to be…
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Meditating on emptiness: The four point analysis, pa...
How to recognize the object of negation, the inherently existent self, and analyze whether it…
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Being fearless in making life meaningful
Appreciating the value of our precious human life, especially respecting our interest in spiritual growth…
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Valuing our intelligence
Contemplating the rarity of having a human intelligence to study and practice the Dharma, and…
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Flattening our pride
The importance of being receptive and open to Dharma teachings, especially when they push our…
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Relying upon Tara the liberator
Why Tara is a reliable source of refuge, and how the question of gender becomes…
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Overcoming confusion
A new series of teachings on a text by Je Rinpoche. Setting the scene for…
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