Teachings
By Lama Thubten Yeshe, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Thubten Yeshe: Dharma in Daily Life
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India
In this teaching excerpt, Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses the great Kadampa master, Dromtönpa, who completely abandoned all worldly activities and devoted himself correctly to his guru, Lama Atisha.
By Lama Thubten Yeshe, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Yeshe: Lama's Concluding EEC1 Talk
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By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Tushita Retreat Centre, Dharamsala, India
Lama Yeshe gave this powerful teaching about bringing the Dharma to the Western world at the first Enlightened Experience Celebration (EEC1), 1982.
Topics: Introductory
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: What is Dharma?
Topics: Monthly E-letter
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 Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Being in Prison Is an Incredible Opportunity
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By HH Ling Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
H.H. Ling Rinpoche: Illuminating the World with Dharma
Topics: Monthly E-letter
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 Lama Thubten Yeshe, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Thubten Yeshe: Dharma in Daily Life
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal
In this question-and-answer session Lama Yeshe discusses the essence of Buddhism and other religions, and advises students how to integrate Dharma when they return to the West.
Topics: Introductory
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: On Dharma Celebrations
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
In these teachings, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises how to make pilgrimage to Bodhgaya and other Buddhist sacred sites most meaningful.
Topics: Holy Objects > Pilgrimage
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
This collection presents Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s introductions to five of the souvenir booklets produced for Dharma Celebrations held at Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre, Delhi, India.
Chapters:
Dharma Celebration, 2004 •
Dharma Celebration, 2006 •
Dharma Celebration, 2012 •
Dharma Celebration, 2016 •
Dharma Celebration, 2019 •
By Lama Thubten Yeshe, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Thubten Yeshe: Doing Two Things at Once
Topics: Monthly E-letter
