Teachings

Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaching in Singapore, 2010. Photo: Tan Seow Kheng.
Don't Get Angry at the Stick
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal

The real enemy is ignorance, the self-cherishing thought, so there’s no reason to get angry with external conditions
Topics: Negative Emotions > Delusions
Tags: delusions, ignorance, anger, karma, cause and effect, self-cherishing, enemy
Lama Zopa Rinpoche visiting Chenrezig Institute, 1991. Photo by Thubten Yeshe.
The Shortcomings of Anger
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal

In order to control anger, we must reflect well on its shortcomings
Topics: Negative Emotions > Delusions > Anger
Tags: anger
Lama Zopa Rinpoche in meditation on Saka Dawa at Chenrezig Institute, Australia, May 25, 1975. Photo: Wendy Finster.
The Three Poisonous Minds
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1975

Anger, attachment and ignorance are the cause of all our suffering
Topics: Negative Emotions > Delusions
Tags: anger, attachment, ignorance, delusions
Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
The Real Hero
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1981

The real hero is the person who fights anger and defeats the inner enemy, the delusions.
Topics: Negative Emotions > Delusions > Anger
Tags: anger, enemy, delusions
Lama Zopa Rinpoche at Chenrezig Institute, Eudlo, Australia, 1994.
Understanding Anger
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Boulder Creek, California, 1997

How to deal with anger—one's own anger and the anger of others directed at oneself.
Topics: Negative Emotions > Delusions > Anger
Tags: emptiness (shunyata), delusions, anger, meditation, karma