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A Letter from the Director

Dear Friend,
Thank you so much for your interest in and support of the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. Our ability to make Dharma teachings freely available to people all over the world—through either our publications or our website—is totally dependent upon your kindness and we thank you for it.

As the world becomes increasingly wracked by violence and plagued by one suffering after another, those of us who have been blessed by the wisdom of the Buddha can grow only more convinced that the only way out of this mess is for each of us to learn to control our mind. However, we need to be taught how to do this. Since most of us don't have ready access to a teacher, the best way to bring the Buddha's incomparable methods of mental development to the greatest number of people is through books, and, in recent years, the Internet.

As Lama Zopa Rinpoche has said,

"Dharma books plant seeds of the path to enlightenment in the mind of the reader. Those imprints actualize, realizations come, and liberation is attained. Books open the wisdom eye; you can understand death and the nature of the mind; they teach you how to develop compassion; they bring world peace.

"An additional benefit of Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive books is that they are offered free of charge and thereby reach many people who might not otherwise have a chance to contact the Dharma. Also, contributing to or distributing Archive books becomes charity of Dharma, the highest form of giving. Moreover, by donating money to the Archive you accomplish material charity; and since the Dharma teachings in these books teach readers how to protect themselves from suffering, you also accomplish the charity of saving others from fear. Thus, by the one action, you achieve all three forms of giving, and if on top of that, you give with bodhicitta, the determination to attain enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings, your donation becomes the cause of enlightenment.

"Therefore, I would be grateful if you could make a general donation to or become a member of the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive. Thank you so much."

And that, I think, pretty much says it all. We are so grateful to Lama Zopa Rinpoche for his encouragement.

Each year we aim to publish one or two books for free distribution. You can see the list of all our books in our online store.

We are constantly making more and more teachings available on our website, and now have over 25,000 pages of teachings freely available here. We are continually adding to Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book, and our YouTube channel has at least one new video posted each month.

We launched our membership plan in 2003 and as of November 2023 we have 802 active members. A membership costs $1,000 and can be paid all at once or over time. Please see our Membership page for more information. We thank most sincerely all those who have already joined up and encourage others to please do so.

If a membership is not possible, we invite you to support the Archive with your donation of any amount. Donate $100 or more to become a Benefactor; you may choose to receive any LYWA publication, in print, ebook or DVD when your donation is processed. Other gifts are offered for donations of $250 or more. Read more about gifts for Benefactors here.

Of course, if you subscribe to our monthly e-letter, you know most of this. Basically, if you sign up, each month we’ll send you a short, previously unpublished teaching by Lama Yeshe or Lama Zopa Rinpoche.

Please contact us if you would like to sponsor a book. As Rinpoche has explained, sponsoring the publication of free books brings many benefits, as you are helping to reach people who might not otherwise have a chance to contact the Dharma.

Thank you so much for your support and please let us know if we can do anything for you.

Much love,

Nick Ribush
Director

MAKE A DONATION

The support we receive from you, our donors, makes it possible to fulfill our mission and enables you to share directly in the work of the Archive.

Make your donation online today or become a Member and join the ever-growing community of LYWA Members and supporters. Together we bring the essential teachings of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche to everyone everywhere.

To donate by check, make your check out to Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive and send it to:

PO Box 636
Lincoln, MA 01773
USA

To donate by bank transfer, please send an email to [email protected] or call 781-259-4466 and ask for details. Thank you so much!

The Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible, non-profit corporation dedicated to the welfare of all sentient beings and totally dependent upon your donations for its continued existence. The Archive was established with virtually no seed funding and has developed solely through the kindness of our many supporters.

Sponsor a Book

Some of our books have been sponsored by benefactors in memory of deceased relatives and friends. Click here to see an example of a dedication page, which appeared in our last reprint of Becoming Your Own Therapist.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche has explained that sponsoring the publication of Dharma teachings in memory of deceased relatives and friends was very common in Tibet and is of great benefit.

Books, especially those offered free of charge, reach many people who might not otherwise have a chance to contact the Dharma. When you contribute to LYWA books, you create the charity of Dharma, the highest form of giving. Moreover, when you donate money to the Archive, you accomplish material charity; and since the Dharma teachings in these books show readers how to protect themselves from suffering, you also accomplish the charity of saving others from fear. Thus, by one action—supporting the Archive—you achieve all three forms of generosity. If, on top of that, you give with bodhicitta—the determination to attain buddhahood for the sake of all sentient beings—your donation becomes the cause of enlightenment.

By sponsoring books in this way, you create great merit. Because of the close karmic connection, when you dedicate this merit to your deceased relatives and friends, it can benefit them by helping ripen virtuous seeds in their mental continuum.

Therefore, the Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive encourages others to make books of teachings by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche available for free distribution in this way. Your donation of US$8,000 can sponsor a reprint of one of our popular booklets. Please e-mail Nick for more information. Thank you so much.

Volunteer opportunities

Volunteering for LYWA allows you to contribute to the preservation, editing and publishing of teachings by Lama Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and other renowned teachers. We appreciate any assistance you can give, including liking and sharing our social media posts, subscribing to our channels, writing reviews for our books and linking to our website. Your efforts are immensely beneficial to sentient beings all over the world, creating the cause for happiness, realizations and enlightenment. We appreciate any help you can offer and rejoice in the benefits of your work. Read more about volunteer opportunities here.