Teachings
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
In this teaching excerpt from the 52nd Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that our purpose in life is to bring all sentient beings to buddhahood, the awakened state.
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
Rinpoche discusses the importance of practicing bodhicitta and the good heart in this teaching excerpt from the 52nd Kopan Course.
Topics: Compassion and Bodhicitta > Bodhicitta
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Advice on the Mahayana practice of transforming our attitude from cherishing oneself to cherishing others who are most precious and kind.
Experiencing Problems for Others •
The Kindness of All Sentient Beings •
My Feet Belong to Sentient Beings •
How to Respond to Dishonesty •
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Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche on practices for success and harmony at the Dharma center.
Change Zoning of the Center •
Advice for Meditators at Shine Retreat Land •
Applying for a Permit •
How to Bless Tea •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal
In this teaching excerpt from the 52nd Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that when we think of the deep suffering of others, we have no choice; compassion must arise for them.
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Compassion Has to Arise!
Topics: Monthly E-letter
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Advice for prisoners on how to use the situation to develop their mind on the path to enlightenment.
Being in Prison •
Preliminaries and Other Practices in Prison •
A Nun in Jail •
The Prison is Your Retreat House •
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Letters and advice sent to dignitaries and students regarding resolution of conflict and how to bring peace and happiness to the region.
Advice for the Whole Country •
Practices for Columbia •
The Situation in Tibet •
A Letter to the King of Nepal •
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Advice on how to integrate the three principal aspects of the path—renunciation, bodhicitta and right view (of emptiness)—into our working life.
Topics: Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Attitude to Work
Transforming Attitude •
Working With Devotion •
Bodhisattva Attitude •
Motivation for Paying Tax •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Seeing Things as a Hallucination
Topics: Monthly E-letter
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Advice on how to utilize obstacles on the path to enlightenment by practicing thought transformation.
A Positive Way of Thinking •
Thought Transformation •
Practice Thought Transformation •
Enduring Hardships •
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Advice on nyung nä, a powerful two-day practice associated with Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Purification Practices > Nyung Näs
Continue With Nyung Näs and Lamrim •
We Can Be Free from Samsara •
Unable to Complete Nyung Näs •
Nyung Nä Advice •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: We Are Here to Serve Others.
Topics: Monthly E-letter
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Advice on how to prepare oneself for death, which can happen at any time. Includes practices for students whose death is imminent.
Premonition of Death •
Death Can Happen Anytime •
Rely on Amitabha •
Death Can Happen at Any Time •
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Advice on how to train the mind in guru devotion, and what to do when we have negative thoughts, criticize the guru and see faults in the guru.
Respecting the Guru •
Angry With the Teacher •
Living in the Dharma •
When the Guru Shows the Aspect of Displeasure •
