Teachings

By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Grizzly Lodge, California

A talk on meditation, excerpted from a commentary on the Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig) yoga method, given at Grizzly Lodge, California, in May 1980.

By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Cumbria, England

Lama Yeshe discusses tantric meditation experience in this teaching excerpt from A Commentary on the Yoga Method of Divine Wisdom Manjushri.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book

Advice on how to correctly visualize certain deities during one's meditation practice.

Vision of Buddhas •
Improving Visualizations •
Namgyalma Long-life Meditation •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Maitripa College, Portland, Oregon 2009

Extracts from a series of teachings given prior to a chöd initiation

Tags: chöd, dharma
Chapters:
This Precious Human Rebirth •
Dharma in Daily Life •
Chöd: Slaying the Ego •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Melbourne, Australia 1991

Part Two of a series of teachings which are the basis for the book Ultimate Healing.

Chapters:
Transforming Problems; Using Criticism •
The Power of Holy Objects •
The Power of Compassion; Disciplining the Mind •
The Importance of Compassion •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Melbourne, Australia, 1991

Part One of a series of teachings which form the basis for the book Ultimate Healing

Chapters:
Rinpoche's Early Life •
Benefits of Healing Practices •
Purifying Disease; White Light Meditation •
Equanimity •
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Kopan Monastery, Nepal 1972

An edited version of the earliest known recording of Lama Yeshe in the Archive, which was delivered to a group of Western students in January of 1972

By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Kopan Monastery, Nepal 1972

The earliest known recording of Lama Yeshe in the Archive, which was delivered to a group of Western students in January of 1972

By Nicholas Ribush in Pomaia, Italy 1995

In this article written for Kung-Fu Magazine, Nicholas Ribush gives an overview of Buddhism and the importance of meditation on the path to enlightenment.

Tags: meditation
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Indiana, USA July 1974

An introduction to the practice of meditation, given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Indiana, USA.

By Gelek Rimpoche in New Delhi, India, 1980

A teaching on the development of single-pointed concentration (samadhi).

By His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Bloomington, Indiana, USA 1999

A commentary on Chapter 8—the chapter titled "Meditation"—of Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara (A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life)

Chapters:
Bodhicaryavatara Commentary: Index of Teachings •
Section One: August 20th AM •
Section Two: August 20th PM •
Section Three: August 21st AM •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal, 1973

Equanimity meditation, with techniques for overcoming anger and developing patience.

By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Pomaia, Italy 1983

Listen to Lama Yeshe chant the chöd sadhana, a practice to counter one's selfish attitude.

Tags: chöd
By Lama Thubten Yeshe in Bloomington, Indiana

A public talk about the essence and purpose of meditation practice. 

Tags: meditation, mind

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