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 in the Guru Puja

Death time and possessions

Considering how our possessions will not be of help at the time of death, that…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

The time of death is indefinite

A continuation of the nine-point death meditation, considering how our time of death is indefinite,…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Death is definite

Beginning to discuss the nine-point death meditation. How thinking about death is important and how…

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Stages of the Path in the Guru Puja

Meditating on death and impermanence

The importance of the meditation on death and impermanence, how it helps us to re-prioritize…

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

The Vajrayana path

Concluding the series with an explanation on the four ways to benefit trainees, the combination…

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

Dependent arising and emptiness

Investigating ultimate and conventional truth through the teachings on dependent arising and emptiness.

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

Refuting inherently existent phenomena

Using the "diamond slivers" reasoning to refute the inherent production of phenomena.

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Sunrise at Borobudur, the back view of the Buddha and stupas.
Essence of Refined Gold

Refuting the inherent self

Using reasoning to refute the inherent existence of the self and all phenomena.

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Essence of Refined Gold

Investigating the self

Using Chandrakirti's seven points of investigating the ultimate mode of existence to investigate how the…

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Essence of Refined Gold

The ultimate mode of existence

Investigating inherent existence through Chandrakirti's seven points for investigating the ultimate mode of existence.

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