Teachings
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Penang, Malaysia 2009
These teachings include oral transmission of Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga and the Three Principal Aspects of the Path
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion
Chapters:
Motivation, Oral Transmission and Prayers •
Offerings to the Guru •
Benefits of Lama Tsongkhapa's Teachings •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in ACI, New York, 1999
A teaching on the purpose of life, compassion and guru devotion
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion
Chapters:
The Importance of Compassion in Daily Life •
The Importance of Compassion in Daily Life, continued •
Guru Devotion •
Guru Devotion, continued •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
The spiritual teacher must have correct understanding of the graduated path to enlightenment
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1976
To receive enlightenment, we must rely on the guidance of a perfect teacher
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Amitabha Buddhist Center, Singapore April 1992.
Teachings on guru devotion given during an oral transmission of Pabongka Rinpoche's Calling the Guru from Afar.
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion
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 Khunu Lama Rinpoche in Boudhanath, Nepal, 1975
The great bodhisattva Khunu Lama Rinpoche gave this teaching on Lama Tsongkhapa's text to the monks and nuns of the International Mahayana Institute at Boudhanath, Nepal, in 1975.
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion
By Gomchen Gampala in Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1975
A teaching to students in a lamrim retreat and the monks and nuns of the International Mahayana Institute.
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion
By Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey
A commentary on the text "The Fifty Verses of Guru Devotion"
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Munich, Germany, April 2001
The meaning of "guru," the qualities of a guru, and the practice of guru devotion, with a focus on His Holiness the Dalai Lama. This teaching also contains advice on the practice of Dorje Shugden.
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Request to Guru •
Training the Mind in Guru Devotion •
Taking Teachings from the Lama •
Guru Devotion and Consultation •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
The Power of Faith •
Advice for Students of Geshe Jampa Gyatso •
Benefit of Attending Initiation •
Praise of Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Milarepa's Strong and Stable Guru Devotion •
Successful Service Due to Guru Devotion •
The Merit of Pleasing the Guru •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Offering Service When the Guru Manifests Illness •
Messages From Hospital After Manifesting a Stroke •
A Rare Opportunity •
Rinpoche’s and Lama Lhundrup’s Heath •
