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A new edition of a Buddhist classic, an accessible introduction to the stages of the path (lamrim)including 14 hours of downloadable audio meditations.The Stages of the Path, or lamrim, presentation of Buddhist teachings (a step-by-step method to tame the mind) is a core topic of Buddhist study. The lamrim meditations remind us that the process of transforming the mind, unlike so much of our frantic modern society, is a slow and thoughtful one. Best-selling author and Buddhist teacher Thubten Chodron here provides clear explanations of the stages of the path, as well as an accompanying downloadable audio program containing over fourteen hours of guided meditations on each of the topics covered in the text. Chodron discusses how to establish a daily practice and presents the meditations in detail, followed by advice for newcomers, instructions for working with distractions, antidotes to mental afflictions, and suggestions on how to deepen Dharma practice. Each practitioner will find meaning and insight according to their own skill level.About the AuthorVenerable Thubten Chodron has been a Buddhist nun since 1977. She is a close student of the Dalai Lama, with whom she has co-authored several books. She is abbess of Sravasti Abbey, a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Newport, Washington, and teaches regularly throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.

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Shambhala Publications, Inc.

4720 Walnut Street

Boulder, Colorado 80301

www.shambhala.com

2007 by Thubten Chodron

This book was previously published as
Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path (2007).

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Thubten Chodron, 1950 author.

Title: Guided Buddhist meditations: essential practices on the stages of the path/Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. Other titles: Guided meditations on the stages of the path

Description: Boulder: Shambhala, 2019. | Previously published as: Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019001132 | ISBN 9781611807301 (pbk.: alk. paper)

eISBN 9780834842267

Subjects: LCSH : Lam-rim. | MeditationBuddhism.

Classification: LCC BQ7645 . L35 T48 2019 | DDC 294.3/4435dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019001132

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8. The Foundation of All Good Qualities
by Je Tsongkhapa

9. The Three Principal Aspects of the Path
by Je Tsongkhapa

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I AM VERY HAPPY to learn that Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron has undertaken to record the analytical meditations on the Lamrim. As a bhikshuni, it is all the more encouraging to see that she has undertaken such an important task. As I often tell people, the analytical meditations on the points of the Lamrim will transform our minds and enable us to become more compassionate and wise. I encourage people to do these meditations as part of their daily practice.

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February 9, 2001

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D URING HIS forty-five years of teaching throughout ancient India in the sixth century B . C . E ., the Buddha had numerous discussions about spiritual views, conduct, and practice with those he encountered, be they Brahmins (who composed the religious hierarchy of his day), practitioners from other sects, or his own disciples. These teachings, or sutras, were passed down orally for centuries until the first century B . C . E ., when they were written down. In subsequent centuries, Indian scholar-practitioners compiled and systematized the important points of the sutras by writing treatises. As Buddhism spread from India throughout Central, East, and Southeast Asia, the scholar-practitioners in these areas also wrote commentaries in order to clarify and make the principal points of the original sutras and Indian commentaries more accessible to the people of those times. The Indian sage Atisha (9821054), in his short but profound text Lamp of the Path, organized the teachings into three levels of practiceinitial, middle, and advancedaccording to the gradual development and expansion of a persons spiritual motivation.

Later generations of Tibetan sages, in particular Je Tsongkhapa (13571419), systematized the teachings further, forming the lamrimthe stages of the path to enlightenment. His classic text, the Lamrim Chenmo (or The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment), constitutes three volumes in English translation. He wrote several other lamrim texts of various lengths as well. The teachings of the lamrim can be compared to ready-made clothes that we can easily wear; that is, the authors of the various lamrim texts systematized and explained the major points of the Buddhas teachings so that we can learn and practice them in an organized and understandable fashion.

The term lamrim can be translated into English in various ways, each emphasizing a slightly different aspect of its meaning. When translated as stages of the path, we get the idea of a path with definite stages. The translation steps on the path gives us the feeling of movement as we take steps along the path. The translation gradual path connotes a steady, step-by-step progression. All of these translations and connotations are appropriate. Nevertheless, in this book, gradual path is generally used. Since people in modern society tend to be goal-oriented and want to hurry to finish a project, reminding us that spiritual practice is a gradual path helps us to slow down and mindfully focus on the process of transforming our mind.

These systematic teachings of the gradual path are the subject of this book and the accompanying audio meditations. These materials are suitable for beginners, as well as intermediate and more advanced practitioners. The lamrim presents a step-by-step method to tame the mind, and each person will find meaning and insight according to his or her level of understanding. As you practice these meditations repeatedly, your comprehension and experience of them will transform and deepen even though the words used to spark your meditation sessions remain the same.

Part 1 of this book enables us to learn how to meditate. It discusses how to establish a daily practice, from setting up an altar to doing the two kinds of meditationstabilizing and analytical. You will learn how to prepare your body and mind for meditation, how to practice mindfulness of breathing, and how to meditate on the gradual path.

Part 2 presents the meditationsmeditation on the Buddha and the analytical meditations on the lamrim. The texts of various other recitations you may like to do are also included.

Part 3 presents supplementary material to assist you in meditating on the lamrim. This includes an overview of the gradual path to enlightenment, instructions for working with distractions, antidotes to mental afflictions, advice for newcomers, and suggestions on how to deepen your Dharma practice. An appendix with the outlines of the meditations available for download, a glossary, and a list of suggested readings are provided at the end for your convenience.

The audio meditations will assist you in learning the analytical, or checking, meditations on the topics of the gradual path. These recordings are guided meditations, not teachings. Ideally, they should be used in conjunction with oral teachings on the gradual path from a qualified teacher and supplemented with readings from lamrim books. However, since you may live far from your Buddhist teachers or a Dharma center, my hope is that these guided meditations will enable you to begin and continue a daily meditation practice.

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