Lamrim Quotes

“From this moment onwards until I attain enlightenment, I shall not harbor harmful thoughts, anger, avarice or envy. I shall cultivate pure conduct, give up wrong-doing and desire, and with joy in the vow of discipline train myself to follow the buddhas. I shall purify limitless inconceivable lands and remain in the ten directions for […]

“How to generate joyous effort in one’s own continuum – Adverse conditions for joyous effort: A) Seeing that one is able to accomplish virtuous dharmas but not engaging in them B) The discouragement that thinks: “How could I ever accomplish anything like that?” Favorable conditions for joyous effort: A) The power of devotion B) The […]

The Jangchup Lamrim Teaching Organizing Committee sends its best wishes to all of you today, 6 November 2012, which is Lhabab Duchen, the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth after spending 3 months in the gods realms teaching Dharma to his mother. Buddha’s return was a time of rejoicing for his disciples, and is […]

“We have in fact obtained many rebirths in the upper realms and afterward have fallen back into the lower realms. We are sure to fallback the same way yet again. In our past rebirths…. we were reborn as universal emperors and ruled over hundreds of thousands of subjects; and then we were born as the […]

“Children are disturbed by waves of suffering because they cherish themselves. Haven’t the Buddhas attained the state of perfect bliss because they cherish others? So, if I wish never to suffer, I must give up self-cherishing. If I wish to enjoy unending happiness, I must strive to cherish others. May all the sufferings of my […]

“Though I had worked hard on the treatises of Sutra and Tantra and I was practicing and teaching the impact of the profound, I saw that my view had not advanced far beyond the view that has learned nothing and nothing knows. So then I studied thoroughly all the essential keys that bring out the authentic view, […]

“Having become a pure vessel by training in the general path, Please bless me to enter The holy gateway of the fortunate ones: The supreme vajra vehicle. At that time, the basis of accomplishing the two attainments Is keeping pure vows and samaya. As I have become firmly convinced of this, Please bless me to […]

“By cultivating in mind that this human life is so hard to find Yet has no time to spare, preoccupations with this life will cease; By contemplating repeatedly the truth of karma and samsaric suffering, Preoccupations with next life will come to cease.” From The Three Principal Aspects of the Path by Lama Tsongkhapa. Translated by Thubten […]

“If occasionally you are overpowered by strong mental distortion and commit a breach of practice, you should not be dispassionate but should confess to yourself the unwanted karmic obstacle at the proper time and place, and by means of the four opponent forces should cleanse all stains of body, speech and mind. From Essence of […]

“Ethical discipline is the water to wash away the stains of misdeeds. It’s the ray of moonlight to cool the scorching heat of disturbing emotions. (With it,) you shine out amidst the nine kinds of beings, like a Mount Meru. By its power, you bend all beings (to your positive influence) without (need for) mesmerizing stares. Realizing this, the […]