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

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Stages of the Path

The five appropriated aggregates are suffering

Examining suffering to develop disenchantment with samsara.

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The eight types of suffering

The fine points of the first seven types of suffering.

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Why the truth of suffering is taught first

The importance of contemplating the truth of suffering.

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How purification works

The manner in which negative karma is purified.

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How to purify bad actions by means of the four powers

Explanation of the four powers of purification.

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Eight fully ripened excellent qualities

How we can create the causes for beneficial qualities in the future.

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Definite and indefinite karma

The difference between karma that is done and accumulated.

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Virtuous actions and their effects

How to create virtuous actions and their results.

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The effects of the ten non-virtues

The karmic results of non-virtuous actions.

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What makes karma heavy and strong

The factors that make karmic actions heavy.

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Wrong views, karma, and karmic paths

The four aspects of wrong views.

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Covetousness and malice

The four aspects of harsh speech, idle talk, covetousness, and malice.

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