Gomchen Lamrim (2015-18)

Teachings on the Gomchen Lamrim, also entitled The Ascertainer of the Door to Practice Arisen from the Stages of the Path to Awakening: The Essence of All Eloquent Speech, by the great meditator Ngawang Drakpa of Dagpo.

Root Text

The root text is available in The Pearl Garland: An Anthology of Lamrims by Rosemary Patton, published by Editions Guépèle. Sravasti Abbey monastics are working on a translation that will be made available online when it is finalized. Download the study guide here.

Review: Nine stages of sustained attention

Venerable Thubten Damcho reviews the nine stages of sustained attention, using the visual tool of a traditional Tibetan thangkha.

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Review of five faults and eight antidotes

Venerable Thubten Samten leads a review of the Gomchen Lamrim sections on the five faults and eight antidotes in relation to attaining serenity.

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Three kinds of dependent arising

Teaching on the three kinds of dependent arising and reviewing illusion-like appearance.

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Examples of mutual dependence

Examples of objects that exist in mutual dependence on each other, such as cause/effect, agent/action/object, and object/sense faculty/sense consciousness.

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Review of three kinds of dependent arising

Review of the three levels of dependent arising and the role of conceptuality in mistaken appearances.

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The two truths

Teaching on the two truths: conventional truths, and ultimate truths.

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Review of cultivating insight into emptiness

Venerable Thubten Semkye reviews the first two teachings by Venerable Thubten Chodron on the wisdom section of the Gomchen Lamrim.

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Real and unreal

Continuing to teach on emptiness, introducing the division of "real" and "unreal."

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The object of negation

Venerable Thubten Tarpa leads a review of the four point analysis meditation on emptiness, with focus on the first point of identifying the object of…

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How to meditate on insight

Covering the final sections that include the divisions of insight, how to meditate on insight, and the measure of having achieved insight by meditation.

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Cover of The Gomchen Lamrim Study Guide.

Gomchen Lamrim study guide

Contemplation points for the Gomchen Lamrim teaching series.

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