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 Regard for the spiritual mentor
The benefit we receive by contemplating the kindness of our teachers, training our minds to…
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Relying on a spiritual friend
What it means to rely on a spiritual mentor, considering the benefit a teacher brings…
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Six qualities of a disciple
The qualities to develop to be a receptive student of the Dharma.
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Three qualities of a student
The importance of being open minded as a student and having respect for the teachings…
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Qualities of the lamrim
The benefits of lamrim practice; spiritual levels of practitioners, intent of the Buddha's teachings, respecting…
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The greatness of the teaching
The lineage of the teachings, relying on the lamrim teachings, how the lamrim is helpful…
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History of the lamrim
The history of the lamrim and how can Buddhists in the West can approach the…
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The Third Dalai Lama - Dec 1, 2006
The Third Dalai Lama Essence of Refined Gold
A treatise on the Lamrim Tradition of meditation, a tradition known as "Stages on the…
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Profound view
How wisdom and compassion support each other. Ten ways to practice mindfulness of emptiness. When…
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The self as a merely labeled phenomenon
Why understanding dependent arising precedes the realization of emptiness. The meaning of being merely labeled.…
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Ways in which we apprehend phenomena
What does it mean when we say that things, including the self, exist in dependence…
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Progressing from wrong conceptions to correct view
How to use your meditation to move through the various stages of realizing emptiness, the…
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