Freedom Through Understanding

By Lama Thubten Yeshe, By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
UK September 1975 (Archive #169)

In Lama Yeshe’s and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s first trip to Europe in 1975 they offered a seminar based on their Kopan meditation courses. Preceded by Lama Yeshe’s lecture on meditation, these teachings encompass the entire Buddhist path to enlightenment.

These historic teachings are also available on DVD. Watch video excerpts in Chapter Three and Chapter Five, or watch the entire series on our YouTube channel. Several chapters of this book are also available as a multimedia series.

Translations (Freedom Through Understanding)

Brazilian Portuguese: Freedom Through Understanding has been translated into Brazilian Portuguese by Centro Shiwa Lha, the FPMT Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is available to download as a free PDF.

German: What is Meditation? (Was ist Meditation), the first chapter of Freedom Through Understanding has been translated into German by Jürgen Koch and published by Aryatara Publications. Click here to download the free PDF file.

Russian: Freedom Through Understanding has been translated into Russian by Anastasia Stoliarova. Click here to download the free PDF file.

Spanish: Available from Ediciones Dharma.