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 The great resolve and bodhicitta
The decision we make in our Dharma practice to benefit all sentient beings is a…
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Great compassion
Just as love is the thought that we want all beings to have happiness, so…
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Heart-warming love
It is possible to see all beings, whether they are friends, enemies, or strangers, as…
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The benefits of love
Developing love in our minds brings benefits, as outlined in Nagarjuna's book The Precious Garland,…
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Seeing the kindness of our mothers
We can develop gratitude by meditating on the kindness of our parents.
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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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