Review We are going through these stages of the path for expanding our spiritual motivation, which refers to the goal that we are aiming for and what is driving us to reach that goal.  The initial level goal is to continue to have better rebirths, more specifically...

Review We are continuing our discussion of the lam-rim, the graded stages of the path, going very slowly, step by step, learning how to analyze all the points and seeing how we can actually apply them to our lives. Initial Scope We started with the precious human rebirth,...

We are going through these graded stages for developing our spiritual aim and motivation, progressively expanding its scope to a greater and greater extent with each stage building on the next. The initial scope of motivation is to turn away from just being concerned about...

We are going through the lam-rim, the graduated path, these graded stages of motivation that act as pathway minds that lead all the way to enlightenment. There are three levels of motivation. Motivation has to do with what we are aiming for and our reason for aiming for it,...

Review We are going through the lam-rim, the graded stages. No need to review the initial stages in great detail.  Initial Scope On the initial scope, we learn to appreciate the precious human rebirth by recognizing the temporary freedoms that we have from the worst...

Review We have been going through the graded stages for developing our motivation on our spiritual journey to reach the three spiritual goals, each one of which is built on the next: getting one of the better rebirths so that we can continue on the spiritual path, getting...

Review We have been going through the graded stages for developing our motivation on our spiritual journey to reach the three spiritual goals, each one of which is built on the next: getting one of the better rebirths so that we can continue on the spiritual path, getting...

Review We are going through these graded stages for developing ourselves, working to achieve enlightenment. The first stage is to work toward having better rebirths in the future, specifically precious human rebirths, then to gain complete liberation from all types of...

We have gone through the basic teachings concerning the precious human rebirth, recognizing that we have temporary respites from the states in which we would have no leisure or freedom to practice Dharma and that we also have all the opportunities to practice. Understanding...

Review We started with the precious human rebirth, appreciating that it is a temporary respite from the eight states of no leisure to practice and that we have the ten endowments, or enrichments, that allow us to practice and to improve ourselves. We looked at the causes for...