Lamrim Year

By Lama Thubten Yeshe, By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lamrim Year is an essential guide for meditators who want to develop their mind in the graduated path to enlightenment (lamrim). This unique study program provides a 365-day outline of the graduated path in a clear, practical format that is suitable for both individual and group practice. The daily quotes and text have been selected from four decades of teachings by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and offer a taste of their teaching style and scope.

Visit the free Lamrim Year Companion website and sign up to access the daily meditations wherever you are, from your computer or mobile device. A Lamrim Year Crosswalk PDF is now available. This new PDF is a navigational guide created to support students who wish to extend their understanding of the teachings found in Lamrim Year by reading the corresponding section of the renowned book Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand, by Pabongka Rinpoche.

Sources by Author: Lamrim Year

On this page you will find links to the source texts used in Lamrim Year, sorted by author and type of publication. This reference list includes books, articles published on our website, and unpublished teachings.

Click on the links to find a complete list of all the texts from which excerpts were selected for Lamrim Year. You can also search the Archive Database using the archive numbers listed to the left of the articles below.

Books by Lama Yeshe

Becoming the Compassion Buddha: Tantric Mahamudra for Everyday Life. Wisdom Publications.
Becoming Vajrasattva: The Tantric Path of Purification. Wisdom Publications.
Becoming Your Own Therapist & Make Your Mind an Ocean. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
The Bliss of Inner Fire: Heart Practice of the Six Yogas of Naropa. Wisdom Publications.
Ego, Attachment and Liberation. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
The Enlightened Experience: Volume One. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
Introduction to Tantra: The Transformation of Desire. Wisdom Publications.
Life, Death and After Death. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind: Buddhism, Mind and Meditation. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
Silent Mind, Holy Mind. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
Universal Love: The Yoga Method of Guru Maitreya. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.

Books by Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Bodhichitta: Practice for a Meaningful Life. Wisdom Publications.
The Door to Satisfaction: The Heart Advice of a Tibetan Buddhist Master. Wisdom Publications.
The Heart of the Path: Seeing the Guru as Buddha. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
Heart Advice for Retreat eBook & PDF. FPMT.
How to Enjoy Death: Preparing to Meet Life’s Final Challenge without Fear. Wisdom Publications.
How to Practice Dharma: Teachings on the Eight Worldly Dharmas. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
How Things Exist: Teachings on Emptiness. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
The Perfect Human Rebirth: Freedom and Richness on the Path to Enlightenment. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
The Six Perfections: The Practice of the Bodhisattvas. Wisdom Publications.
Sun of Devotion, Stream of Blessings. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
Teachings from the Medicine Buddha Retreat. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
Teachings from the Vajrasattva Retreat. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
Transforming Problems into Happiness. Wisdom Publications.
Virtue and Reality: Method and Wisdom in the Practice of Dharma. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.

Books by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Freedom Through Understanding: The Buddhist Path to Happiness and Liberation. Wisdom Publications.
Wisdom Energy: Basic Buddhist Teachings. Wisdom Publications.
Wisdom Energy 2. Publications for Wisdom Culture. Out of print.

Other books

Big Love: The Life and Teachings of Lama Yeshe. Adele Hulse. Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.
Teachings from Tibet: Guidance from Great Lamas. Nicholas Ribush (ed). Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive.

Articles

017: Perfect Freedom: The Great Value of Being Human. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Tushita Retreat Centre, India, 1984.
028: The Importance of the Lamrim Outline. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1974.
038: True Dharma Practitioners Welcome Trouble. Lama Yeshe, Grizzly Lodge, California, 1980.
044: Some Characteristics of Mind. Lama Yeshe, Geneva, Switzerland, 1983.
048: Anxiety in the Nuclear Age. Lama Yeshe, Berkeley, USA, 1983.
072: Refuge is a State of Mind. Lama Yeshe, Chenrezig Institute, Australia, 1979.
072: What Is Dharma? Lama Yeshe, Chenrezig Institute, Australia, 1979.
085: Creating Space for Dharma. Lama Yeshe, New Delhi, India, 1979.
089: Finding a Spiritual Guide. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, 8th Kopan Course, Nepal, 1975.
092: That’s the Lamrim! Lama Yeshe, 10th Kopan Course, Nepal, 1977.
095: Kopan Course No. 15 (1982). Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1982.
106: Refuge. Lama Yeshe, Zollikon, Switzerland, 1978.
108: Beginning to Understand Karma. Lama Yeshe, Chenrezig Institute, Australia, 1976.
114: Karma and Emptiness. Lama Yeshe, Ibiza, Spain, 1978.
120: On Marriage. Lama Yeshe, various locations, 1975–81.
153: A Perfect Object of Refuge. Lama Yeshe, Manjushri Institute, UK, 1976.
159: How to Let Go. Lama Yeshe, Institut Vajra Yogini, France, 1983.
190: Light of Dharma. Lama Yeshe, Vaddo, Sweden, 1983.
196: Powa: Transference of Consciousness at the Time of Death. Lama Yeshe, Tushita Meditation Centre, Dharamsala, India, 1981.
332: Why Refuge? Lama Yeshe, Madrid, Spain, 1983.
350: Kopan Course No. 12, (1979). Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1979.
395: Bodhicitta: The Perfection of Dharma.  Lama Yeshe, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1983.
443: Illness and Death are Natural. Lama Yeshe, 7th Kopan Course, Nepal, 1974.
495: Why We Need a Guru. Lama Yeshe, Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy, 1977.
711: Integrating What You’ve Heard. Lama Yeshe, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1972.
856: Nature of the Mind. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Adelaide, Australia, 1991.
876: Thought Transformation in Daily Life. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Geneva, Switzerland, 1990.
1020: Taking Refuge. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1995.
1178: Teachings on the Heart Sutra. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Tara Institute, Australia, 2000.
1257: Kopan Course No. 33. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 2000.
1413: Teachings at the Kadampa Deities Retreat. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Institut Vajra Yogini, France, 2003.
1443: Practicing Lamrim in Daily Life. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Adelaide, Australia, 2004.
1746: Basic Philosophy of Buddhism. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 2008.
1854: Mindfulness of Emptiness in Daily Life. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, 43rd Kopan Course, Nepal, 2010.
2024: Light of the Path Retreat, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Raleigh USA, 2016.
2049/2050: Lama Zopa Rinpoche Teachings in Russia. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Russia, 2017.
Dealing with Cancer. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Vajrayogini Institute, France, 2009.
Quotes by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, various locations and dates.

Unpublished Teachings

072: Lamrim. Lama Yeshe, Chenrezig Institute, Australia, 1979.
123: Manjushri Yoga Method Commentary. Lama Yeshe, Manjushri Institute, UK, 1977. 
131: Nagarjuna's Letter to a King. Lama Yeshe, Melbourne, Australia, 1981.
153: Lamrim. Lama Yeshe, Manjushri Institute, UK, 1976.
163: Lamrim. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Chenrezig Institute, Australia, 1975.
267: Cittamani Tara Guru Yoga. Lama Yeshe, Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1979.
328: Lamrim. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Cumbria, England, 1976.
514: Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand. Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Tushita Meditation Centre, Dharamsala, India, 1990.
634: Lamrim. Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Diamond Valley, Australia, 1974.
820: Refuge and Precepts. Lama Yeshe, Chenrezig Institute, Australia, 1976.

Unpublished Manuscripts

Gyalwa Gyatso, by Lama Yeshe. Ven. Connie Miller (ed.)
Impermanence and Death, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Gordon McDougall (ed.)
Karma, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Gordon McDougall (ed.)
The Lower Realms, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Gordon McDougall (ed.)
Medium Scope Suffering, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Gordon McDougall (ed.)
The Nectar of Bodhicitta: Motivations for the Awakening Mind, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Gordon McDougall (ed.)
Refuge, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Gordon McDougall (ed.)
Reincarnation, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Gordon McDougall (ed.)

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