Teachings

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kadampa Center, Raleigh, North Carolina

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to benefit animals by becoming vegetarian. Rinpoche also discusses tsog offering, a Highest Yoga Tantra practice.

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Rinpoche asks students to abandon eating meat and become vegetarian. Rinpoche also discusses animal liberation and other ways to benefit animals, and explains our karmic connection with animals.

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Why Be a Vegetarian

By Lama Thubten Yeshe

Lama Yeshe:  More Pleasure, Less Ignorance

By Geshe Thubten Soepa in 1995 and 2005

A "must-read" for all Buddhists, this text presents a detailed discussion in support of vegetarianism and animal welfare.  Now available as an ebook.

Chapters:
Introduction •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Compassion Brings Us Closer to Enlightenment

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in London, England

A public talk on how to bring peace and happiness to oneself and others.

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Institut Vajra Yogini, France

Rinpoche responds to a question about FPMT promoting a policy of veganism.

By Nicholas Ribush

Dr. Nicholas Ribush discusses the benefits of being vegan.

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kathmandu, Nepal

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains the special meaning and purpose of this human rebirth in this excerpt from the Seventh Meditation Course, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1974.

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Offering Thanks to the Guru

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Mantras that will free animals from the lower realms and plant the seeds of enlightenment in their mind streams

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan

A talk at an Animal Liberation event at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan

Chapters:
Animal Liberation Part A - English with Chinese Translation •
Animal Liberation Part B - English with Chinese Translation •
Animal Liberation - English Only •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Three Ways to Benefit Animals

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Taichung, Taiwan, 2007

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Liberating Animals

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