Why this word is great
LAMRIM — [Noun] The systematic stages in the path to Buddhist enlightenment, a structured framework for spiritual development. From the Tibetan lam ("path") and rim ("stages"), meaning 'stages of the path'. Unlike "lojong" (which sharpens the mind through pithy slogans) or "tantra" (which ascends through esoteric ritual), lamrim is the patient laying of bricks toward a distant summit. It is the novice counting beads in predawn silence, the scholar tracing sutras by lamplight, and the hermit measuring progress not in flashes of insight but in the slow erosion of ego—a reminder that enlightenment is less a destination than the sum of footsteps taken.