Teachings
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 26th Kopan Meditation Course.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 26 Index Page •
1. Universal Responsibility •
2. Transforming Problems •
3. Suffering and Its Cause •
4. Tonglen Practice •
5. All Happiness Comes from Others •
6. Tonglen Practice (Continued) •
7. How Things Exist •
8. Emptiness Meditation •
9. Mindfulness of Reality •
10. Only Work for Others •
11. Understanding Karma •
12. The Essence of Dharma •
13. Eight Benefits of Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga •
14. Karma and the Four Results of Nonvirtuous Actions •
15. The Four Opponent Powers •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
In this excerpt from the 13th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that if we listen to the teachings but don't practice, our mind will not be transformed.
Topics: Introductory
By Lama Thubten Yeshe, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lam-rim)
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 13th Kopan Course in Nepal.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 13 Index Page •
Lectures 2 to 4 •
Lectures 5 to 7 •
Lectures 8 to 10 •
Lectures 11 to 13 •
Lectures 14 to 16 •
Lectures 17 to 19 •
Lectures 20 to 22 •
Lectures 23 to 25 •
Lectures 26 to 28 •
Lectures 29 to 31 •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Institut Vajra Yogini, France
Lamrim teachings during a retreat on the four Kadampa deities. We have now posted Lectures 13, 14 and 15 from this series.
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lam-rim)
Chapters:
1. How to Achieve Real Happiness •
2. Motivation for the Retreat •
3. The Emptiness of Sound •
4. The Compassion Buddha •
5. The Good Heart •
6. Meditation on Emptiness •
7. Everything Comes from the Mind •
8. The Purpose of Our Life •
9. The Eight Mahayana Precepts •
10. Refuge and Bodhicitta •
11. Shakyamuni Buddha Name and Mantra •
12. The Power of Mantras and Holy Objects •
13–14. Guru Puja: The Heart Practice •
15. Calling the Guru from Afar •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 30th Kopan Course in Nepal.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 30 Index Page •
Lecture 1 •
Lecture 2 •
Lecture 3 •
Lecture 4 •
Lecture 5 •
Lecture 6 •
Lecture 7 •
Lecture 8 •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Eudlo, Australia
Lamrim teachings and guided meditations from a one-month course in 1975.
Chapters:
Lamrim Course Index Page •
Lectures 1 and 2 •
Lectures 3 and 4 •
Lectures 5 and 6 •
Lectures 7 and 8 •
Lectures 9 and 10 •
Lectures 11 and 12 •
Lectures 13 and 14 •
Lectures 15 and 16 •
Lectures 17 and 18 •
Lectures 19 and 20 •
Lectures 21 and 22 •
Lecture 23 •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
Lamrim teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the 50th Kopan Course in Nepal.
Chapters:
Kopan Course No. 50 Index Page •
Lecture 1: The Essence of Dharma •
Lecture 2: Subdue the Mind •
Lecture 3: Understanding Karma •
Lecture 4: The Four Clingings •
Lecture 5: Guru Devotion •
Lecture 6: The Faults of Self-Cherishing •
Lecture 7: Emptiness, Dependent Arising and Tonglen •
Lecture 8: Tonglen Meditation •
Lecture 9: How to Correctly Follow the Guru •
Lecture 10: Refuge Ceremony •
Lecture 11: The Seven-Limb Prayer •
Lecture 12: Vajrasattva Jenang •
Read our March 2021 enews, and enjoy this month 's teaching, Lama Yeshe on Guru Devotion.
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Lama Thubten Yeshe, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lamrim Year is a unique study program which provides a 365-day outline of the graduated path to enlightenment in a clear, practical format that is suitable for both individual and group practice. We have now launched a free Lamrim Year Companion website, so you can access the daily meditations from wherever you are, from your computer or mobile device.
Chapters:
Lamrim Year •
Lamrim Year Companion •
Introduction to Lamrim Year •
Editor's Preface •
Day 1: Introduction (Lama Zopa Rinpoche) •
Day 7: The Qualities of the Guru (Lama Yeshe) •
Day 64: The Perfect Human Rebirth (Lama Zopa Rinpoche) •
Day 87: Impermanence and Death (Lama Yeshe) •
Sources by Author: Lamrim Year •
Sources by Topic: Lamrim Year •
Suggested Further Reading •
Translations: Lamrim Year •
By HH Ling Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
H.H. Ling Rinpoche: Illuminating the World with Dharma
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Madrid, Spain
In this video, Lama Zopa Rinpoche reminds us to practice contentment and to bring happiness to others instead of harming them.
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 •
3: Being In Prison Is an Incredible Opportunity •
4: The Kindness of Those Who Put You in Prison •
5: We All Have Many Lifetimes •
6: We Must Not Waste This Rare and Precious Life •
7: Even If You Have Only One Day Left to Live •
8: Identify Suffering and Its Causes, Then Know How to End Them •
9: There Is Nothing to Be Attached To! •
10: Without Compassion Life is Meaningless •
11: Everything Is Merely Labeled by the Mind •
12: Buddhadharma Is Proven •
13: The Basis of All Practice: Study and Meditate on the Lamrim •
14: Living in Vows Is Incredible •
15: There’s No Karma that Can’t Be Purified •
16: Recite the Names of the Thirty-Five Buddhas of Confession •
17: Recite the Mantra of the Compassion Buddha •
18: Practice Giving and Taking •
19: Recite the Mantra of Buddha Namgyälma •
20: Recite the Mantra from the "Sutra of Great Liberation" •
21: Recite the Sutras •
22: Read and Study the Right Books •
23: Finally, Think Long Term, Think Big, and Relax! •
Translations: Enjoy Life Liberated from the Inner Prison •
By Nicholas Ribush
A brief overview of the path to enlightenment, as taught and followed by most of the Tibetan schools of Buddhism. This outline was written by Nicholas Ribush as the Preface for the book Teachings from Tibet.
Topics: Introductory
By Lama Thubten Yeshe
Volume 3 in this ebook series of collected teachings by Lama Yeshe features three discourses given at the Sixteenth Kopan Meditation Course in 1983. In these teachings Lama discusses many aspects of the path to enlightenment and gives practical advice for both new and old students.
Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
The Enlightened Experience •
Preface: The Enlightened Experience, Volume 3 •
Table of Contents: The Enlightened Experience, Volume 3 •
