Kamalashila's "Stages of Meditation" with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe (2022)
Commentary by Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe on 8th-century Indian master Kamalashila’s "Stages of Meditation," instructions on the paths of meditation that lead to the fully awakened state of Buddhahood.
Hearing, thinking, and meditating
Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe Teaching on a text that was written in response to a debate in Tibet in the 8th century over the type of meditation that leads…
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Developing equanimity
How to meditate on equanimity as the prelude to developing loving kindness and compassion.
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Developing great compassion
Review steps preceding the cultivation of compassion and specific instruction on how to cultivate compassion.
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Conventional and ultimate bodhicitta
An in-depth discussion of the two types of bodhicitta: conventional and ultimate.
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Prerequisites for serenity
What is needed to meditate on serenity and insight? Both are needed equally to attain enlightenment.
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The benefits of bodhicitta
How to develop bodhicitta with the equalizing and exchanging self and others method.
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Cultivating special insight and serenity
The prerequisites to cultivate special insight and the preliminary practices condensed in the seven-limb prayer.
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Posture and objects for cultivating serenity
The eight-point Vairocana meditation position and what object to take as your mental object to cultivate serenity.
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Objects for hindrances to cultivating serenity
The hindrances of dullness and excitement and the antidotes we can apply when these arise.
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Meditating on the selflessness of persons
How to cultivate special insight by meditating on the selflessness of persons.
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