Teachings

Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book

Rinpoche discusses the karma of relationships and offers advice and practices for family reconciliation when there has been disharmony and conflict.

Practices for Family Conciliation and Purification •
Difficulties With Son •
Angry Teenager •
Disturbed Family Member •
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Advice on repaying the kindness of our parents by taking care of them when they are sick or elderly.

Repaying the Kindness of One’s Father •
Caring for Mother •
Caring for One’s Mother •
Health and Business Problems •
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This advice was given to students who asked Rinpoche whether they should have children or not. Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of having a good motivation and planning well so that the child can bring benefit and happiness to others.

Whether to Have Children •
How to Raise a Child •
Whether or Not to Have a Baby •
Plan Well Before Having a Child •
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Advice on raising children in the best possible way by teaching them the five basic qualities of kindness, rejoicing, tolerance, contentment and forgiveness.

A Good Education and a Meaningful Life •
Caring for a Child With Special Needs •
Taking Care of Your Child With Compassion •
Advice on Educating a Child •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Golden Light Sutra Center, Darkhan, Mongolia

In this video extract, Rinpoche advises that it is most important for young people to learn Dharma, to learn about the mind. Equally important is practicing the good heart, patience and contentment.

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Rinpoche encourages loving kindness, the good heart, so that children's lives are meaningful and beneficial for others.

Giving Happiness to Others •
Rejoicing in Practice •
Gift for a Child •
Advice for a Young Student •
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Advice on teaching children the values of loving kindness and compassion so that their lives become meaningful.

Dedication for Alice Project •
Starting a Buddhist School in India •
The Best Education for Children •
Advice to Schoolchildren in Bodhgaya •
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Advice on how to resolve parenting problems by focusing on the good heart, loving kindness and compassion for others.

Problems With Children •
Growing Up Too Fast •
A Bad Mother? •
Prayers For Child’s Return •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche

Advice on how to bring up children and make their lives meaningful. 

Chapters:
Joyful Parents, Successful Children •
Preface and Acknowledgements •
1. Raising Children With Bodhicitta •
2. Making a Relationship Meaningful •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Lavaur, France

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

By Lama Thubten Yeshe in various locations

Answers to questions about marriage and relationships.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book

Advice on many aspects of our family and personal relationships, including having a baby, raising children, caring for elderly parents, and getting married or divorced.

 

Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Marriage Ceremony •
How to Conduct a Marriage Ceremony •
Making Married Life Beneficial •
More Talks on this Topic: Marriage •
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Advice for Separation •
Relationship Break-Up •
The Karma of Divorce Depends on Motivation •
Decision on Whether to Divorce •
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Purifying the Negative Karma of Abortion •
Purifying Abortions and Helping Some-one on Death Row •
Purification Practices after an Abortion •
Purifying Negative Karma After Abortion •

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