Path to Enlightenment

The Tibetan Buddhist path of self-transformation follows clear, structured stages known as the lam-rim. The lam-rim provides us with the knowledge of how to progress from our current situation to the state of Buddhahood.

Concentration

With concentration, our minds stay focused in constructive states, such as openness, love and understanding when, for instance, listening to someone and trying to help them. To maintain concentration requires quieting our minds of mental wandering and dullness. This, in turn, requires mindfulness, alertness and self-discipline. With mindfulness, we keep in mind the state we have generated without losing our mental hold on it. Alertness detects when we have lost our mental grip and, with self-discipline, we restore to their previous states our attention and focus. With sincere care about our mental state and its effect on ourselves and on others, we train ourselves to develop these skills through repeated meditation practice.

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