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Lamrim
Atisha gathered 84,000 teachings into 21 meditations. Je Tsonghkapa (1400) wrote commentary on 21 meditations.
Hinayana (develop renunciation, go to pure land, finish there), Mahayana (development of bodhichitta), Vajrayana (wishes to attain buddhahood)
Our true nature is clarity and compassion. These are obscured by delusions. Goal is to love all beings as we would love our dearest child.
Lamrim means “the stages of the path to enlightenment”. It is a special set of instructions that includes all the essential teachings of Buddha, and is the foundation of Kadampa Buddhism.
There are 21 Lamrim meditations, which are usually practiced in a three-week cycle as a daily meditation practice:
- Our precious human life
- Death and impermanence
- The danger of lower rebirth
- Refuge practice
- Actions and their effects
- Developing renunciation for samsara
- Developing equanimity
- Recognizing that all living beings are our mothers
- Remembering the kindness of living beings
- Equalizing self and others
- The disadvantages of self-cherishing
- The advantages of cherishing others
- Exchanging self with others
- Great compassion
- Taking
- Wishing love
- Giving
- Bodhichitta
- Tranquil abiding
- Superior seeing
- Relying upon a Spiritual Guide
