Middle-Length Lamrim with Venerable Sangye Khadro (2023-present)
Ongoing teachings on the Middle-Length Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by Lama Tsongkhapa. Streamed live on the Sravasti Abbey YouTube channel on Thursday mornings at 9 am Pacific Time.
Root text
Learn more about the English translation used for this class published by Wisdom Publications here.
The roadmap to enlightenment
Venerable Sangye Khadro Covering Chapter 1, "Greatness of the Author" and beginning Chapter 2, "Greatness of the Dharma"
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The greatness of the Dharma
Explaining the greatness of the dharma from Chapter 2 and describing the benefits of listening from Chapter 3.
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How to approach the Dharma
Explaining giving up the three faults of a vessel and relying on the six perceptions, from Chapter 3.
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How to explain the Dharma
Continuing teaching from Chapter 3, explaining the benefits of teaching the dharma and the proper attitude and behavior while teaching.
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The importance of a teacher
Explaining the qualities of a spiritual mentor, continuing the teaching from Chapter 4.
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How to see the spiritual mentor
Explaining the characteristics of a student and describing how to develop faith and three ways of seeing the teacher, from Chapter 4.
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The way to rely on a teacher
Leading a guided meditation on relating to a spiritual teacher in a healthy, realistic way and explaining the methods for generating respect towards spiritual mentors,…
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Reliance on a teacher
Explaining the benefits of reliance and the faults of improper reliance in relation to the spiritual teacher, from Chapter 4.
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The six preparatory practices
Explaining the six preparatory practices and describing the seven-limb prayer, from Chapter 5.
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What to do during the actual session
Explaining how to practice mediation in general, continuing the teaching from Chapter 5.
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What to do between sessions
Explaining the four causes to restrain the mind as what to do in the periods between the sessions, teaching from Chapter 5.
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Analytic and placement meditation
Explaining the misconceptions about analytical meditation and placement meditation and how to refute them, completing the teaching from Chapter 5.
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