Teachings
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Advantages of Taking Vows
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bendigo, Australia
Advice about bhikshuni ordination, excerpted from a teaching given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bendigo, Australia, on May 7, 2018.
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: How Living in Morality Brings Peace
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Nalanda Monastery, France, 2003
Watch the video and read the transcript of this talk, as Rinpoche discusses the importance of living in vows and purifying negative karma, while staying focused on the goal, enlightenment.
Topics: Sangha (Monks and Nuns)
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Brisbane, Australia
A short teaching by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on Lama Chöpa (Guru Puja), an essential guru yoga practice.
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lam-rim) > Guru Devotion
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal
The eight Mahayana precepts should be taken with the motivation of bodhicitta, remembering the kindness of other sentient beings
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Vows and Commitments
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
A teaching by abbot Achos Rinpoche, with a commentary by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Maitreya Instituut, Holland 1990
Teachings given during a refuge ceremony. Topics include the motivation for refuge and the benefits of taking vows.
Topics: Path to Enlightenment (lam-rim) > Refuge
Chapters:
Benefits of Taking and Living in Vows •
Motivation for Taking Refuge Vows; Refuge Ceremony •
Refuge Ceremony, continued; Dedications •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in 1989
Rinpoche's advice on the benefits of working for Dharma centers
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
The Practice and Benefits of the Eight Mahayana Precepts
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Vows and Commitments
Chapters:
The Direct and Unmistaken Method •
Translator’s Preface •
The Benefits of Protecting the Eight Mahayana Precepts •
The Way in Which the Mahayana Ordination Is Taken •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking for practices for the rest of his life. Rinpoche responded with this advice.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Daily Practices
By Lama Thubten Yeshe, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in various locations
A small collection of talks by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche to their ordained students.
Topics: Sangha (Monks and Nuns)
Chapters:
Advice for Monks and Nuns •
Advice for Monks and Nuns: Editor's Introduction •
Chapter One: The First Talk - Lama Yeshe •
Chapter Two: The Advantages of Monastic Life (Part I) - Lama Yeshe •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Lavaur, France, March 2001
A talk and video from Lama Zopa Rinpoche's visit to Nalanda Monastery, France in 2001.
Topics: Holy Objects
