Teachings
A brief outline of tonglen, the meditation practice of generating bodhicitta by taking on the suffering of others and giving them happiness,
In this video extract, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises how to relate the four immeasurable thoughts to our daily life, with a strong determination to make our life beneficial for others.
In this excerpt from the 50th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses tonglen, the meditation practice of generating bodhicitta by taking on the suffering of others and giving them happiness.
Rinpoche gave this advice about resolving complaints and dealing with interpersonal conflict at the Dharma center. Rinpoche said the real enemy and the cause of all our problems is the self-cherishing thought.
In this talk, Tenzin Ösel Hita discusses easy ways to reduce ego and develop compassion. Watch the video and read along with the transcript.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Serving the Guru through Dharma Study
How to use depression and other problems to develop the good heart
A teaching on mind training using the seven Mahayana techniques, and equalizing and exchanging oneself for others.
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking for practices for the rest of his life. Rinpoche responded with this advice.
An audio recording and unedited transcript of Chapter One of "How Things Exist."
A commentary on Chapter 8—the chapter titled "Meditation"—of Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life)
How to use depression to develop compassion and bodhicitta, and ultimately to achieve enlightenment.