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Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
In this collection of advice for those practicing in prison, Rinpoche explains how to use the situation in prison to develop the mind.
- Meditation in Prisons •
- Prison is an Opportunity to Practice •
- Son Passed Away •
- Using Time in Prison to Practice Dharma •
- Chenrezig Practice in Prison •
- How to Achieve Real Happiness •
Khadro-la wrote this message to explain the purpose of a series of ritual practices she initiated in order to pacify and extinguish the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Lama Thubten Yeshe, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Thubten Yeshe: The Reality of What You Are
Topics: Monthly E-letter
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice for those who have offered service as center director and are retiring from that role.
- Thanks to Outgoing Director •
- Departing Center Director •
- Thanks For Service as Director •
- On Retiring •
- When the Center Director Is Changed •
- Work at the Center Is So Beneficial •
- Resuming Study After Directorship •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice on how to care for others who are very ill and approaching death, with essential advice and practices for the moment of death.
- Working With the Dying •
- Close to Death •
- Imminent Death •
- When Someone Is Dying •
- How to Support Someone Who is Dying •
- Helping a Dying Grandmother •
- Helping a Friend Die •
- Dying Father •
- Sickness and Death •
- Dying of Cancer •
- Mantra Recitation for a Dying Person •
- What to do for Dying Mother •
- Whether to Tell Someone She Is Dying •
- More Talks on this Topic: Caring for the Dying •
- How to Help People Who Are Sick and Dying •
- Make Strong Prayers to Medicine Buddha •
- We All Have to Die Sooner or Later •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice on the Diamond Cutter Sutra, a Mahayana sutra which helps us to actualize wisdom and bodhicitta quickly, along with other realizations.
- Benefits of Reciting the Diamond Cutter Sutra •
- The Diamond Sutra •
- Sutra Recitation for Sick Nuns •
- Diamond Cutter Sutra in Retreat •
- Sutra Recitation to Remove Obstacles and Bring Happiness to All Beings •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: Making Your Mind Vajrayana
Topics: Monthly E-letter
By Lama Tsongkhapa
A praise to the Buddha, composed by Lama Tsongkhapa after he realized emptiness. Translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa.
Topics: Sutras, Mantras and Root Texts > Root Texts
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush
Lama Zopa Rinpoche: You Are the Most Lucky Person
Topics: Monthly E-letter
A praise to Tara, composed by Khadro-la (Rangjung Neljorma Khadro Namsel Drönme) at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics: Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
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 •
- Offering Service to Others, Who Are Most Precious and Kind •
- Everything Comes from the Mind •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
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 •
- Letter to Martha Stewart •
- Making Life in Prison Meaningful •
- Request for Practices from Prison •
- Request for Guru •
- Prison Is the Best Opportunity •
- How Fortunate You Are! •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice for people who are contemplating suicide. Rinpoche explains how to use depression on the path to enlightenment, by changing our focus from self to others.
Topics: Negative Emotions > Depression > Feeling Suicidal
- Suicidal Thoughts, Depression, PTSD and Self-harm •
- Tired and Thinking About Death •
- Thoughts of Suicide •
- Wanting to Commit Suicide •
- Contemplating Suicide •
- Think About the Continuation of Life •
- Thoughts of Death •
- Numberless Buddhas and Bodhisattvas Cherish Us •
- You Are a Beautiful Human Being •
- Helping People With Suicidal Thoughts •
- Depression and Suicidal Thoughts •
- Depression After Best Friend Passed Away •
Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book
Advice and practices for students experiencing problems due to a business downturn and related financial crisis.
- Business in Financial Crisis •
- Business Losing Money •
- Business Losing Money •
- Trusting Advice Given by a Lama •
- Failure in Business •
- Business Downturn •
- Falling on Hard Times •
- Failing at Business •
- Turning Around Business Failure •
- Financial Difficulties •
- Dzambhala Practice for Increasing Wealth •
- Incense Puja for Business Success •
- Kindness and Generosity Will Bring Success •
The Wheel of Sharp Weapons by Dharmarakshita, a ninth-century Indian scholar, combines teachings on lojong (mind training) with the lamrim, especially karma. This text is now freely available for download as a PDF file.
