Stages of the Path

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

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Overcoming self-centeredness

Investigating the way self-centeredness causes problems and how to overcome it.

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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Caught in the four currents

Examining the situation for all beings in cyclic existence and how bodhicitta helps.

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Review: Tonglen practice

Review of the tonglen (taking and giving) meditation practice.

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Review: Our enemy, self-centeredness

The disadvantages of self-centeredness and the advantages of cherishing others.

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The great scope of the lamrim

Bodhicitta, the wisdom realizing emptiness and a surprise birthday celebration!

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The middle scope of the lamrim

Renunciation, the three higher trainings and a preview of the great scope of the lamrim…

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The initial scope of the lamrim

The importance of looking beyond just this life and methods for avoiding unfortunate rebirths.

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