Teachings

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Soquel, CA 2001

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The importance of Lama Chöpa

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Lavaur, France

How to raise children so that their lives are most beneficial.

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Auckland, New Zealand November 1990

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The Nature of Ignorance

Tags: ignorance
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Shakyamuni Center, Taiwan 2007

These teachings include extensive commentary on the Thirty-five Buddhas practice, the offering bath and dedications, along with recitation of the puja

Chapters:
Motivation for Thirty-five Buddhas Practice •
How to Collect More Merit With Prostrations •
Dedicating the Merit of Prostrations •
Medicine Buddha Puja, Continued •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan, March 2007

Teachings on the Buddha, at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan. March 3 and 6, 2007.

Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
Guru Shakyamuni Buddha's Past Lives •
Guru Shakyamuni Buddha's Descent into this World and Life Story •
Buddha Shakyamuni's Life Story continued •
Making Offerings to the Buddha, Benefits of Carrying Golden Light Sutra or Diamond Cutter Sutra •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Auckland, New Zealand November 1990

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The Nature of Mind

Tags: mind, perception
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Taiwan

A lightly edited transcript of teachings given before the Mitukpa initiation at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan, 25 – 26 Feb 2007.

Chapters:
Day 1: Teachings at Mitukpa Initiation •
Day 2: Discourse •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Shakyamuni Center, Taiwan 2007

Teachings given before a Mitukpa initiation at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan in February 2007.

Chapters:
Mitukpa Initiation Part One: Introduction •
Mitukpa Initiation Part Two: What is Dharma •
Mitukpa Initiation Part Three: The Results of Negative Karma •
Mitukpa Initiation Part Four: Motivation and Initiation Preparation •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Rinpoche explains the benefits of reciting the Clouds of Offering mantra.

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

A teaching and brief commentary on the benefits of the Heart of Amogapasha Mantra

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Nice, France, July 1990

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Crazy with Desire

Tags: desire
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India; 26 December 2003 - 02 January 2004

Teachings given at Root Institute, Days 5 - 7; includes a commentary on Atisha's Jewel Garland

Chapters:
Day Five: Jewel Garland Commentary - Cherishing the practice and turning away from samsaric happiness •
Day Five: Jewel Garland Commentary - Protecting ordination by reflecting on impermanence and suffering of samsara •
Day Five: Jewel Garland Commentary - Protecting the senses by analyzing how attachment arises •
Day Five: Dedications •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Root Institute, Bodhgaya, India; 26 December 2003 - 02 January 2004

Teachings at Root Institute, Days 1 - 4; includes an oral transmission and commentary on Atisha's Jewel Garland

Chapters:
Day One: The cause of problems •
Day One: Seeing suffering of others and developing the wish to offer them the highest benefit •
Day One: Developing the wish to repay the kindness of others, Dedications •
Day Two: Precious Human Rebirth •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

In this book, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to train the mind in guru devotion, the root of the path to enlightenment.

Chapters:
The Heart of the Path •
Foreword by His Holiness Sakya Trizin, and Reviews •
Editor's Preface by Ailsa Cameron •
1. Why Do We Need a Guru? •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Palermo, Italy, July 1990

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Continuity of Consciousness

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