Teachings
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
A brief outline of tonglen, the meditation practice of generating bodhicitta by taking on the suffering of others and giving them happiness,
Topics: Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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.
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
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.
Topics: Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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.
By Tenzin Ösel Hita in Maitreya Instituut, Amsterdam
In this talk, Tenzin Ösel Hita discusses easy ways to reduce ego and develop compassion. Watch the video and read along with the transcript.
Topics: Introductory
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Serving the Guru through Dharma Study
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Deer Park, Madison, Wisconsin, 1999
How to use depression and other problems to develop the good heart
Topics: Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal, December 1987
A teaching on mind training using the seven Mahayana techniques, and equalizing and exchanging oneself for others.
Topics: Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking for practices for the rest of his life. Rinpoche responded with this advice.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Daily Practices
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in New York, 1990
An audio recording and unedited transcript of Chapter One of "How Things Exist."
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bloomington, Indiana, USA 1999
A commentary on Chapter 8—the chapter titled "Meditation"—of Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life)
Chapters:
Bodhicaryavatara Commentary: Index of Teachings •
Section One: August 20th AM •
Section Two: August 20th PM •
Section Three: August 21st AM •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in various locations
How to use depression to develop compassion and bodhicitta, and ultimately to achieve enlightenment.
Topics: Negative Emotions > Depression
