The stages of the path of beings of small, middling, and great capacity are presented in a contemporary commentary to Lama Tsongkhapa’s Middle Length Explanation of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, offered for the FPMT Basic Program at Nalanda Monastery, by the abbot, Geshe Losang Jamphel, and resident FPMT Basic Program teacher, Geshe Sonam Ngodrub. This subject is rich in guidelines for practical application and includes detailed instructions for meditation and retreat.

The aim of this FPMT Basic Program Online course is for students to acquire a thorough understanding and structured overview of Lama Tsongkhapa’s lamrim presentation, and to develop experience of applying these teachings in daily practice, meditation and retreat. Upon completion, students should be able to conduct their own lamrim retreats and to use the lamrim as a basis and context for their meditation, further study, and daily life experience.

The suggested amount of time to complete this subject is seven and a half months.

Please note that prior study of TENETS and AWARENESSES AND KNOWERS is recommended to facilitate a good understanding of the Calm Abiding and Special Insight sections, which constitute an important part of this text.