Teachings
Rinpoche discusses the shortcomings of samara in this teaching excerpt.
A teaching by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on impermanence and death, excerpted from the 26th Kopan Course.
In this excerpt from the 30th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that we need to practice mindfulness, seeing that all causative phenomena are in the nature of impermanence.
A public lecture on the death process, the intermediate state and rebirth, given by Lama Yeshe in Sweden on September 8, 1983.
A teaching on impermanence at the Seventh Kopan Meditation Course, November, 1974.
Teachings by Lama Yeshe on impermance and death, adapted by T. Y. Alexander
Life finishes quickly, like autumn clouds or lightning in the sky
Meditation on impermanence and death is a powerful method to protect us from the delusions.
A public talk about the purpose of life and developing the correct attitude toward death
Rinpoche discusses in depth the process one should take when making preparations for death and giving the gift of life through organ donation
Establishing the value of meditating on death and impermanence as motivation for practice and preparation for death.
Liberation from samsara is possible by remembering impermanence and death and purifying negative karma