Teachings
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the shortcomings of the self-cherishing thought in this excerpt from the 39th Kopan Course.
Rinpoche advises the infinite benefits of cherishing even one sentient being in this teaching excerpt from Kopan Course No. 32.
Rinpoche teaches that our happiness is dependent upon others in this excerpt from the 30th Kopan Meditation Course.
In this teaching excerpt, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises how to experience disease and other problems for all sentient beings.
In this teaching, Lama Zopa Rinpoche begins by praising Lama Yeshe's qualities as a hidden meditator with the ability to inspire people from all walks of life. Rinpoche continues with an extensive explanation of how to transform problems into happiness.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche sent this advice to a Dharma center which was having difficulties with the decisions and conduct of one of the people working at the center.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Cherishing Others is the Source of All Happiness
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Inner Winning is the Real Winning
A talk on how to transform problems into happiness by defeating the self-cherishing thought and cherishing others. Rinpoche also advises how Dharma practice in everyday life can help us at the time of death.
A short teaching on the benefits of purifying negative karma, given before a Vajrasattva jenang.
If we have a good heart and cherish others, we will enjoy happiness and success, however, if we are selfish, more and more problems will arise.
This book highlights the importance of motivation in our daily lives and activities, in order to generate the mind of bodhicitta.
Happiness comes from bodhicitta, which is received by depending on the kindness of sentient beings
Advice on how to work at the Dharma center and how to practice Dharma.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains why we should cherish other sentient beings who harm us