Teachings
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India; 26 December 2003 - 02 January 2004
Teachings given at Root Institute, Days 5 - 7; includes a commentary on Atisha's Jewel Garland
Topics: Lineage Lamas > Kadampa Teachings
Chapters:
Day Five: Jewel Garland Commentary - Cherishing the practice and turning away from samsaric happiness •
Day Five: Jewel Garland Commentary - Protecting ordination by reflecting on impermanence and suffering of samsara •
Day Five: Jewel Garland Commentary - Protecting the senses by analyzing how attachment arises •
Day Five: Dedications •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India; 26 December 2003 - 02 January 2004
Teachings at Root Institute, Days 1 - 4; includes an oral transmission and commentary on Atisha's Jewel Garland
Topics: Lineage Lamas > Kadampa Teachings
Chapters:
Day One: The cause of problems •
Day One: Seeing suffering of others and developing the wish to offer them the highest benefit •
Day One: Developing the wish to repay the kindness of others, Dedications •
Day Two: Precious Human Rebirth •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
In this book, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to train the mind in guru devotion, the root of the path to enlightenment.
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion
Chapters:
The Heart of the Path •
Foreword by His Holiness Sakya Trizin, and Reviews •
Editor's Preface by Ailsa Cameron •
1. Why Do We Need a Guru? •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Palermo, Italy, July 1990
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Continuity of Consciousness
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Singapore 2009
Excerpts from teachings given in Singapore. Includes a talk on how the Kopan courses began.
Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
How Karma Comes from Ignorance: Part A •
How Karma Comes from Ignorance: Part B •
The Inspiration for the Kopan Courses •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India 2006
Days 4-6: includes teachings, oral transmissions of Maitreya prayer, King of Prayers and Stainless Beam Mantra
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice
Chapters:
Day Four: Benefits of Circumambulation Part A; Four opponent powers •
Day Four: Meaning of Guru Devotion •
Day Four: Benefits of Circumambulation Part B •
Day Four: Benefits of Circumambulation Part C; Stainless Beam mantra •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India 2006
Days 1-3: Maitreya Buddha puja, teachings and meditation on Maitreya Buddha, and oral transmissions of the Maitreya mantra, Maitreya prayer and King of Prayers
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice
Chapters:
Day One: Maitreya Buddha Puja Part A •
Day One: Maitreya Buddha Puja Part B •
Day One: Maitreya Buddha Puja Part C •
Day One: Maitreya Buddha Puja Part D •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Rinpoche answers questions from students at a Dharma center about the lamrim.
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in San Francisco, CA USA
A commentary given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on an essential mind training text composed by Kadampa Geshe Langri Tangpa.
Topics: Lineage Lamas > Kadampa Teachings
Chapters:
Day One: Perfect Human Rebirth •
Day One: Renunciation •
Day One: Shortcomings of Desire Part A •
Day One: Shortcomings of Desire Part B •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in London, UK 1990
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The Source of Happiness
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Tara Institute, Australia
Teachings given at Tara Institute, Australia on June 2, 2006.
Topics: Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Chapters:
Emptiness; How Lama Atisha Came to Tibet •
Dromtonpa; Searching For the I •
Analyzing How the I and Aggregates Exist •
Emptiness and Impermanence in Daily Life •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche answers questions in an interview with a student.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
The Practice and Benefits of the Eight Mahayana Precepts
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Vows and Commitments
Chapters:
The Direct and Unmistaken Method •
Translator’s Preface •
The Benefits of Protecting the Eight Mahayana Precepts •
The Way in Which the Mahayana Ordination Is Taken •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: More Benefits of Medicine Buddha Practice
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Guadalajara, Mexico, 2008
Days 5-8 of an eight-day series of lamrim teachings in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2008.
Chapters:
Day 5: Sufferings of Lower Realms •
Day 5: Meditation, Emptiness and Bodhicitta •
Day 5: Gen Jampa Wangdu •
Day 5: The King of Prayers •
