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1、ContentsPrefaceviiPARTONE:FoundationIntroduction3WhatisMeditation?6TheBenefitsofMeditation9HowtoBeginMeditation11BackgroundKnowledgeRequiredforMeditation13HowtoMeditate20PARTTWO:TheTwenty‐oneMeditationsTHEINITIALSCOPE1OurPreciousHumanLife302DeathandImpermanence333TheD
2、angerofLowerRebirth374RefugePractice405ActionsandtheirEffects42THEINTERMEDIATESCOPE6DevelopingRenunciationforSamsara46THEGREATSCOPE7DevelopingEquanimity688RecognizingthatallLivingBeingsareourMothers719RememberingtheKindnessofLivingBeings7510EqualizingSelfandOthers7811
3、TheDisadvantagesofSelf‐cherishing8112TheAdvantagesofCherishingOthers8513ExchangingSelfwithOthers8814GreatCompassion9115Taking9416WishingLove9617Giving9818Bodhichitta10019TranquilAbiding10320SuperiorSeeing10721RelyingUponaSpiritualGuide113Conclusion117AppendixI ‐ Liber
4、atingPrayerandPrayersforMeditation119AppendixII ‐ ACommentarytothePreparatoryPractices127AppendixIII ‐ ASpecialBreathingMeditation141AppendixIV ‐ ASuggestedRetreatSchedule151AppendixV ‐ TheCommitmentsofGoingforRefuge157AppendixVI ‐ ATraditionalMeditationonEmptiness167
5、AppendixVII ‐ TheKadampaWayofLife179Glossary193Bibliography206StudyProgrammes211Scannedby:Smile~Releasedon:August/15/2009Email:Mahayanist@gmx.comʺAtruesmileisasignoflove,atransmitterofenergywhichhasawarming,healingeffect.InancientChina,theTaoiststaughtthataconstantinn
6、ersmile,asmiletooneself,insuredhealth,happiness,andlongevity.ʺPrefaceBuddha,thefounderofBuddhism,appearedinthisworldin624BC.Justasdoctorsgivedifferentmedicineforpeoplewithdifferentillnesses,soBuddhagavedifferentteachingsforpeoplewithdifferentproblemsandcapacities.Inal
7、l,hegave84,000differenttypesofteaching,orDharma.OneofthemostimportantoftheseisthePerfectionofWisdomSutra,whichinTibetanhastwelvevolumestranslatedfromSan‐skrit.Tohelpusunderstandhowtointegratetheseteachingsintoourdailylife,theBuddhistMasterAtishawroteLampforthePathtoEn
8、lightenment,alsoknownastheStagesofthePath,orLamriminTibetan.Althoughshort,thistextcontainstheentiremeaningofthePerfectionofW
