Teachings

The Purpose of the Center Building
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Singapore

A speech by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the opening of a new building for Amitabha Buddhist Centre, Singapore.
Topics: Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers
Tags: dharma center, buddha, offering, merit, samsara (cyclic existence), suffering, enlightenment
Dealing with Cancer
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this advice on how to think when diagnosed with cancer. When we experience the cancer for the sake of all sentient beings we collect skies of merit and it brings us closer to enlightenment.
Topics: Sickness and Health
Tags: sickness and health, tonglen (taking and giving), suffering, samsara (cyclic existence), enlightenment, generosity (charity), karma
Mahamudra and Medicine Buddha Teachings
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Crestone, Colorado

Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these teachings in Crestone, Colorado, in June 2008.
Topics: Emptiness > Mahamudra
Tags: mahamudra, medicine buddha, emptiness (shunyata), spiritual teacher (guru / lama), I, happiness, suffering, dharma practice, enlightenment
Chapters:
First Discourse, 5 June 2008 •
Second Discourse, 6 June 2008 •
Third Discourse, 6 June 2008 •
Fourth Discourse, 7 June 2008 •

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Rebirth and Karma
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1973

An explanation of beginningless mind, reincarnation and the causes and effects of karma
Topics: Death and Transitions > Death and Rebirth
Tags: rebirth, belief, cause and effect, enlightenment, ignorance, karma, past lives, suffering, q&a
Transforming Depression
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in various locations

How to use depression to develop compassion and bodhicitta, and ultimately to achieve enlightenment.
Topics: Negative Emotions > Depression
Tags: depression, bodhicitta, self-cherishing, tonglen (taking and giving), sickness and health, compassion, happiness, suffering, enlightenment, vajrayogini