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Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice on how to follow the Buddhist path and how to bring benefit and happiness to others through Dharma practice.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Advice for New Students
Practice Advice for a New Student •
Study and Practice Advice for a New Student •
The Ultimate Goal •
Advice to a New Student •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice on meditations and mantras for healing and purifying sickness, spirit harm, negative karma and obstacles to a long life.
Vision of Tara •
Medicine Buddha Puja •
White Tara and Chenrezig Simhanada Practices •
Benefits of Medicine Buddha Practice •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice given to students on the practice of Shugden (Tib: Dolgyal). This practice is strongly discouraged by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > Dorje Shugden
Ceasing Shugden •
Advice About Dorje Shugden •
Student Stopped Dolgyal Practice •
Dorje Shugden Practice •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bendigo, Australia
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these instructions on how to think during the section on rejoicing in Lama Chöpa at a retreat held in Bendigo, Australia.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
This book presents Lama Zopa Rinpoche's advice to prison inmates drawn from more than 100 letters he has written to prisoners over the years. Read excerpts and order a copy.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Practicing in Prison
Chapters:
Enjoy Life Liberated from the Inner Prison •
Editor's Preface •
1: Prison Is Not the Real Prison •
2: Prison Can Be Your Hermitage •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
In this teaching Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that rejoicing is a simple way to achieve enlightenment. Rinpoche says rejoicing is a genuine feeling of happiness and joy, appreciating one’s own qualities and those of others.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
Rinpoche discusses the benefits of Medicine Buddha practice in this teaching excerpt from the 36th Kopan Meditation Course.
A praise to Tara, composed by Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme) at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Chenrezig Institute, Australia
In this teaching Lama Yeshe advises the importance of pratimoksha vows and responds to students' questions about the five lay vows.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Vows and Commitments
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice to students about restoring their daily practice after it has lapsed.
How to Restart Practices After Stopping •
Dharma Practice Stopped After Disrobing •
The Most Important Practice •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice for students who have broken their vows or stopped their daily practice commitments.
Confessing Broken Commitments •
Purifying Broken Commitments •
Giving Up Lay Vows •
Problem Doing Commitments •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India
A commentary for retreatants, available to initiates as a spiral-bound text or pdf file.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Tantra
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
This book combines several teachings given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on nyung nä, a powerful two-day practice associated with Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Purification Practices
Chapters:
Abiding in the Retreat •
Editor's Preface •
1: The Benefits of Nyung Nä Practice •
2: Chenrezig •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India
This puja for the success of all FPMT centers and activities was compiled by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in July 1982, and includes an explanation of the meaning of the prayer and advice on the visualization.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Vajrapani Institute, California
Lama Yeshe introduces the Six Yogas of Naropa, an advanced tantric practice.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Tantra
