Freedom Through Understanding, by Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. These teachings were given at a weekend seminar on the lamas' first trip to Europe in 1975. The teachings encompass the entire Buddhist path to enlightenment, including the purpose of meditation, bodhicitta, the importance of motivation, tonglen and the shortcomings of attachment, among other topics. Translated by Anastasia Stoliarova. |
Life, Death and After Death, by Lama Thubten Yeshe. Drawn from Lama Yeshe's teachings in London, October 1982 and Geneva, September 1983, the essence of this book is a weekend seminar on death, intemediate state and rebirth. Translated by Anastasia Stoliarova.
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Sun of Devotion, Stream of Blessings, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. This book is the record of a remarkable series of powerful and clear Dharma teachings given to students in Leeds and London, United Kingdom, in 2014. Translated by Anastasia Stoliarova.
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Confession to the Thirty-five Buddhas, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. This book contains the text of the Thirty-five Buddhas practice along with commentary from Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Translated by FPMT Russia, you can find links to this and other Russian translations on the FPMT Russia website. |
Kadampa Teachings, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The Kadampa geshes were exemplary practitioners of Buddhism in Tibet, renowned for their extreme asceticism and uncompromising practice of thought transformation. In this commentary, Rinpoche explains how to practice Dharma the way these lamas did. Translated by FPMT Russia, you can find links to this and other Russian translations on the FPMT Russia website.
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How to Help Your Loved Ones Enjoy Death and Go Happily to Their Next Rebirth, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. This book provides detailed advice on how best to prepare ourselves to face the inevitable end of our own and our loved one's lives with courage, grace, and a mind free of fear. Translated by FPMT Russia. You can learn more about the original publication on the FPMT website, and find links to this and other Russian translations on the FPMT Russia website.
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The Perfect Human Rebirth, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In this book, Rinpoche explains in the greatest possible detail just how precious our perfect human rebirth is and why we should not waste a moment of it. Translated by Anastasia Stoliarova. |
The Wish-fulfilling Golden Sun of the Mahayana Thought Training, a core lam-rim text written by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for use during the Kopan Meditation courses. Edited by Nicholas Ribush. Translated by Maya Malygina.
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How to Practice Dharma, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. This book deals with the eight worldly dharmas, essentially, how craving, desire and attachment cause us to create problems and suffering and how to abandon these negative minds in order to find perfect peace and happiness. Translated by Anastasia Stoliarova.
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Universal Love, by Lama Thubten Yeshe. The Yoga Method of Buddha Maitreya: a definitive explanation of tantra, prefaced by introductory teachings on Buddhism. Translated by Anastasia Stoliarova.
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Ego, Attachment and Liberation: Overcoming Your Mental Bureaucracy, by Lama Thubten Yeshe. This book contains the teachings and meditations Lama gave during a five-day retreat he led near Melbourne, Australia, in 1975. Translated by Anastasia Makarova and Anastasia Stoliarova. |
A selection of nine excerpts from teachings given by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the annual Kopan meditation courses held at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, is now available in Russian. These short excerpts, covering a range of lam-rim topics, have been translated by Anastasia Makarova and Anastasia Stoliarova. Click on the links below to download these teachings as pdf files.
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The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind by Lama Thubten Yeshe. These teachings from Lama Yeshe’s 1975 visit to Australia are filled with love, insight, wisdom and compassion. Translated by Anastasiya Makarova and checked and compiled by Anastasia Stolyarova.
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The Heart of the Path: Seeing the Guru as Buddha, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. Guru devotion is a greatly misunderstood but extremely important topic in the practice of Tibetan Buddhism. In this book, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains clearly what guru devotion is, what it is not, and how to practice it. Translated by Maya Malygina and edited by Yury Kanchukov. |
Becoming Your Own Therapist, by Lama Thubten Yeshe. First published in 1998, this booklet contains three public talks by Lama Yeshe on the general topic of Buddhism. Each lecture is followed by a question and answer session. Translated into Russian by Anastasia Stolyarova.
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Teachings From Tibet: Guidance from Great Lamas. This book is a compilation of teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other great lamas on the path to enlightenment (lam-rim). Published as Lamp on the Path by OM Publisher (Otrkrytyi Mir). The book is part of the Samadhi Series produced by Sasha Nariniani; see his Facebook page for information on all the books in this series.
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The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism, by Lama Thubten Yeshe. Teachings on the three principal aspects of the path and an introduction to tantra. Translated into Russian by Ven. Lobsang Tenpa (Mikhail Morozov).
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How to Start Practicing Dharma, by His Holiness Zong Rinpoche. An introductory teaching on entering the Buddhist path. Translated into Russian by Zarina Osmonalieva. |
Practicing Guru Devotion with the Nine Attitudes. A short prayer that helps us develop the correct attitude towards the virtuous friend, composed by the highly attained lama, Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol. Translated into Russian by Zarina Osmonalieva and lightly edited by translators from the Russian Buddhist forum. |