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 All beings have been our mother
When we can relate to all beings as having once been our mother, our attitude…
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Equanimity: The foundation of bodhicitta
Before we can cultivate love and compassion, we have to be able to get rid…
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The benefits and causes of bodhicitta
How bodhicitta, our true friend and refuge, makes our lives more meaningful.
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The advantages of bodhicitta
Why should we pursue the Buddhist ideal of being of benefit to all living beings?…
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The middle way view
Examining emptiness and the misconception of the self existent, permanent self; the relationship of the…
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Ultimate and conventional existence
The ultimate nature of emptiness within the three aspects of the path, discussion of ultimate…
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Sufferings of cyclic existence
We can ground our intention to be free from the endless cycle of samsara by…
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Infallible effects of karma
Avoiding and purifying the negative karma created through the actions of our body, speech, and…
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General characteristics of karma
Karma is definite, expandable, doesn't get lost, and results from the causes that we have…
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Imagining your death
The Buddhist practice of meditation on our own deaths can free our minds from the…
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Nine-point death meditation
By reflecting carefully and thoroughly on death and impermanence, we reach the conclusion that we…
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Rarity of a precious human rebirth
Contemplating the rarity of a precious human life complete with both the ability and the…
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