The Foundation of All Good Qualities: A Concise Guide to Spiritual Practice with Jonathan Landaw

The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on the process of spiritual growth and maturation are presented in terms of what is known as the Stages of the Path, or Lam-rim. The lam-rim demonstrates how all the teachings of the Buddha can be understood as the step-by-step training for properly motivated disciples, from their entrance into the spiritual path all the way up to their attainment of the full enlightenment of buddhahood.
There are many versions of these lam-rim teachings, including Atisha’s original Lamp of the Path and Lama Je Tsongkhapa's extensive Great Treatise. The text we will be following here is The Foundation of All Good Qualities, a short poem by Je Tsongkhapa called “the most concise and stirring outline available” of these lam-rim teachings.” In only fourteen stanzas, Tsongkhapa offers the practitioner a prayer that covers the entire graduated path to enlightenment, short enough to recite every day yet profound enough to study for a lifetime.
During these two Wednesday evening classes, we will be taking a look at this overview of the entire path while concentrating on certain points of particular interest to present-day students. Questions are welcome.

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