Teachings
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Bodhgaya, India
This excerpt is from an introductory talk given to Western students who had traveled to Bodhgaya to receive the Kalachakra initiation from His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Topics: Introductory
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Tokyo, Japan
Lama Yeshe discusses the meaning of "buddha" and how to become completely open and free from ignorance, in this excerpt from a public talk on the four noble truths.
Topics: Introductory
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
Lama Zopa Rinpoche wrote this article at the request of Renuka Singh for her anthology, The Path of the Buddha, published in 2004.
Topics: Introductory
By Nicholas Ribush, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, HH Ling Rinpoche
This report of a Dharma celebration held in India in 1982 contains advice from His Holiness Ling Rinpoche, a summary of the EEC1 program and a Tara practice by Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Topics: Introductory
By Tenzin Ösel Hita in Institut Vajra Yogini, France
A talk by Ösel about developing a positive attitude and inner values.
Topics: Introductory
By Tenzin Ösel Hita in Maitreya Instituut, Amsterdam
In this talk, Tenzin Ösel Hita discusses easy ways to reduce ego and develop compassion. Watch the video and read along with the transcript.
Topics: Introductory
By Tenzin Ösel Hita in Copenhagen, Denmark
Ösel discusses how to break negative habits and recognize our inner qualities.
Topics: Introductory
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Chenrezig Institute, Australia
Discussion of the real meaning of Dharma and the nature of the mind.
Topics: Introductory
By Tenzin Ösel Hita in Losang Dragpa Centre, Malyasia
Ösel Hita shares his personal experience of putting the Dharma into practice.
Topics: Introductory
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal 2008
An outline of the Buddhist path, excerpted from the 41st Kopan Course.
Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
Basic Philosophy of Buddhism: Part One •
Basic Philosophy of Buddhism: Part Two •
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Kathmandu, Nepal
Lama Yeshe discusses what makes us happy, at the tenth Kopan Course, 1977.
Topics: Introductory
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Bodhgaya, India
A talk about Dharma practice in daily life, given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to a group of Russian students who were visiting Bodhgaya.
Topics: Introductory
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
A collection of advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche on a wide range of topics and practices, in the form of letters and short talks.
Topics: Introductory
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in California, 1980 and France, 1982
This book contains two teachings by Lama Yeshe. The first teaching is The Three Principal Aspects of the Path and the second teaching, Introduction to Tantra, comprises the first two lectures of a commentary on the Chenrezig yoga method.
Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
The Essence of Tibetan Buddhism •
Editor's Introduction •
Translations •
