The Foundation of all good qualities is the kind and perfect guru. Perfectly following the true lineage guru is the root of the path.
Geshe will share with us the basics of Master Atisha’s essential points from Buddha Shakyamuni teachings which he arranged into a gradual path . Master Lama Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), expanded on the points of Atisha’s Lamp to the Path to Enlightenment in his text Great Exposition on The Gradual Path to Enlightenment (Lamrim Chenmo).
The Foundation of All Good Qualities is a prayer by Lama Tsongkhapa that outlines the lamrim teachings.
The lamrim teachings set out in a clear manner the steps to realize enlightenment. We can gradually become familiar with the attitudes and actions contained within these steps through The Foundation of All Good Qualities and make our lives more meaningful.
- The vows of individual libration include the five lay precepts, the vows of novice and fully-ordained monks and nuns, and the one-day vows.
- The three ethical practices of restraining from negative actions, accumulating virtuous deeds, and working for the benefit of sentient beings.
- Objects are false in appearance, although objects appear to be inherently existent, in fact they are empty of inherent existence.
- The common path is the general path of the sutras; a wish to be free, and the wisdom of realizing emptiness.
Understading the gradual steps gives us confidence in knowing these steps are the steps taken by the masters themselves.
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Foundation of All Good Qualities
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