Teachings
By Lama Thubten Yeshe
Forthcoming in May 2025: This collection contains teachings Lama Yeshe gave in England in 1976 and the Netherlands in 1980. Lama taught mainly on refuge and bodhicitta and also gave a public lecture on the nature of the mind.
Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
Clean-Clear •
Contents •
Preface •
1. Mind and Meditation •
By Lama Thubten Yeshe
The collected teachings in this book demonstrate Lama Yeshe's understanding of the Western psyche and his ability to express profound truths in simple terms.
Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
Knowledge-Wisdom •
Contents •
Preface •
7. The Experiential Nature of Lord Buddha’s Teachings •
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 Lama Thubten Yeshe
Volume 3 in this ebook series of collected teachings by Lama Yeshe features three discourses given at the Sixteenth Kopan Meditation Course in 1983. In these teachings Lama discusses many aspects of the path to enlightenment and gives practical advice for both new and old students.
Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
The Enlightened Experience •
Preface: The Enlightened Experience, Volume 3 •
Table of Contents: The Enlightened Experience, Volume 3 •
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 Lama Thubten Yeshe in Chenrezig Institute, Australia
Discussion of the real meaning of Dharma and the nature of the mind.
Topics: Introductory
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Kathmandu, Nepal
Lama Yeshe discusses what makes us happy, at the tenth Kopan Course, 1977.
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 •
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Christchurch, New Zealand
"The characteristic nature of all Lord Buddha's teachings and methods is psychology and knowledge-wisdom."
Topics: Introductory
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Kathmandu, Nepal
A teaching at the tenth Kopan Course on the nature of samsara (cyclic existence) and how to develop renunciation.
Topics: Introductory
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal
An introductory talk about Buddhism given by Lama Yeshe to new students at the seventh Kopan meditation course in 1974.
Topics: Introductory
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Los Angeles, USA. June 28, 1975.
Lama Yeshe gave this public talk in Los Angeles, June 28 1975.
Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
What is Buddhism - Part A •
What is Buddhism - Part B •
The Purpose of Meditation - Part A •
The Purpose of Meditation - Part B •
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Melbourne and Sydney Australia 1975
Introductory lectures and question-and-answer sessions from Lama Yeshe’s 1975 visit to Australia.
Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind •
The Peaceful Stillness of the Silent Mind: Editor's Introduction •
Chapter One: Buddhism: Something For Everybody •
Chapter Two: Spirituality and Materialism •
