Teachings
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
A teaching on the purpose of meditation and the spiritual path, excerpted from the 25th Kopan meditation course, 1992.
Topics: Introductory
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Happiness and suffering arise in dependence on the mind.
Topics: Introductory
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 •
Dedications •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Singapore 2009
Excerpts from teachings given in Singapore. Includes a talk on how the Kopan courses began.
Topics: Introductory
Chapters:
How Karma Comes from Ignorance: Part A •
How Karma Comes from Ignorance: Part B •
The Inspiration for the Kopan Courses •
By Nicholas Ribush
For Eastern Horizon magazine, a publication of the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia
Topics: Introductory
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Malaysia 1996
An interview with Rinpoche on basic Buddhist topics
Topics: Introductory
By H. H. Zong Rinpoche in Soquel, CA, USA 1978
An introductory teaching on entering the Buddhist path
Topics: Introductory
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1973
An introduction by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the truth of suffering, its causes and the method that can cease all suffering.
Topics: Introductory
By Geshe Lhundub Sopa in New Delhi, India July 1980
An overview of the Buddhist path by a great scholar.
Topics: Introductory
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama
A message from His Holiness at Saka Dawa about each of us seeking joy and freedom from suffering
Topics: Introductory
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi, India, November, 1982
Teaching on how to gain happiness and the path to liberation from suffering
Topics: Introductory
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi, India, November, 1982
An Interview with His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama
Topics: Introductory
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Cambridge, MA USA
His Holiness explains the Buddhist concept of mind to the participants of a Mind Science symposium at MIT
Topics: Introductory
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in New Delhi, India, 1960s
In this short teaching, His Holiness the Dalai Lama discusses the basics of Buddhism and how to make this life useful.
Topics: Introductory
By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Barcelona, Spain 1994
Teachings prior to the Kalachakra initiation in Spain in 1994.
Topics: Introductory
