Teachings

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kathmandu, Nepal 1973

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The Importance of Understanding Karma

Tags: karma
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan

Teachings during Amitabha and White Tara long-life initiations and a White Tara retreat. Included is the lung (oral transmission) of the Amitayus mantra and the long-life sutra.

Chapters:
Precious Human Rebirth •
Dharma and Non-Dharma, Studying Lamrim, Amitabha Practice and Pure Land •
Bodhisattva Vows, Amitabha Practice and Pure Land •
Samsara, Emptiness, Trehor Kyorpen Rinpoche, Gen Jampa Wangdu, Prison Practice •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Excerpt from an edited compilation of Rinpoche's teachings on the subject of karma.

Tags: karma, nonvirtue
Chapters:
The Importance of Understanding Karma •
What Karma Is •
The Four Outlines •
The Four Suffering Results •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan

These teachings include a history of the Maitreya project, as well as a commentary and oral transmission of the Namgyälma, Stainless Pinnacle and other mantras

Chapters:
History of Maitreya Project •
Namgyalma mantra, Stainless Pinnacle mantra - lungs •
Stainless Pinnacle mantra lung continued; Benefits of building stupas •
Dedications, thanks and advice •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Soquel, CA 2001

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The importance of Lama Chöpa

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Lavaur, France

How to raise children so that their lives are most beneficial.

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Auckland, New Zealand November 1990

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The Nature of Ignorance

Tags: ignorance
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Shakyamuni Center, Taiwan 2007

These teachings include extensive commentary on the Thirty-five Buddhas practice, the offering bath and dedications, along with recitation of the puja

Chapters:
Motivation for Thirty-five Buddhas Practice •
How to Collect More Merit With Prostrations •
Dedicating the Merit of Prostrations •
Medicine Buddha Puja, Continued •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan, March 2007

Teachings on the Buddha, at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan. March 3 and 6, 2007.

Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
Guru Shakyamuni Buddha's Past Lives •
Guru Shakyamuni Buddha's Descent into this World and Life Story •
Buddha Shakyamuni's Life Story continued •
Making Offerings to the Buddha, Benefits of Carrying Golden Light Sutra or Diamond Cutter Sutra •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Auckland, New Zealand November 1990

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The Nature of Mind

Tags: mind, perception
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Taiwan

A lightly edited transcript of teachings given before the Mitukpa initiation at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan, 25 – 26 Feb 2007.

Chapters:
Day 1: Teachings at Mitukpa Initiation •
Day 2: Discourse •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Shakyamuni Center, Taiwan 2007

Teachings given before a Mitukpa initiation at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan in February 2007.

Chapters:
Mitukpa Initiation Part One: Introduction •
Mitukpa Initiation Part Two: What is Dharma •
Mitukpa Initiation Part Three: The Results of Negative Karma •
Mitukpa Initiation Part Four: Motivation and Initiation Preparation •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Rinpoche explains the benefits of reciting the Clouds of Offering mantra.

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

A teaching and brief commentary on the benefits of the Heart of Amogapasha Mantra

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Nice, France, July 1990

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Crazy with Desire

Tags: desire

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