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Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book

Advice on the amazing benefits of building a stupa and circumambulating a stupa, as well as instructions on how to fill a stupa and make it beautiful and inspiring.

Building Stupas to Benefit Sick Dogs •
How to Make the Stupa Beautiful and Inspiring •
Circumambulation of Boudhanath Stupa •
Liberating Animals and Circumambulating Stupas With Them •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa, Italy

Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this inspiring talk at the European Regional Meeting in June 2014. Rinpoche teaches on the four immeasurables and the kindness of others, and advises why Western students need to actualize the path.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book

Advice on making offerings to the Three Rare Sublime Ones.

Verses to Inspire Offerings •
Offering to the Sangha •
Water Bowls Practice •
How to Generate Merit by Offering Music, Such as Bell, Gong or Conch Shell •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Nicholas Ribush

Lama Zopa Rinpoche: The Power of the Object

By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal

Rinpoche discusses the merit of offering to a holy object, even if we don’t have a pure motivation, in this teaching excerpt from the 32nd Kopan Course. 

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Advice on the merit of offering service, which pleases the guru, purifies our negative karma and brings us closer to enlightenment.

The Merit of Study  •
The Merit of Working for the Guru •
Recitations for Rinpoche’s Health and Long Life •
Thanks for Your Service to the Guru •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Kopan Monastery, Nepal

In this teaching excerpted from Kopan Course No. 38, Rinpoche explains how to collect extensive merit in everyday life by making offerings to the Buddha.

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Advice on various mantras including those specifically for long life, good health, success and for dispelling obstacles.

Namgyalma Protection •
Benefits of Chenrezig Mantra •
White Tara Mantras •
Two Million Manis •
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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 on practices to benefit those who have passed away.

Teacher Passed Away •
Medicine Buddha Practice •
Creating Merit For Future Lives •
Death on TV •
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Advice on how to use sickness on the path, especially through the practice of tonglen (taking and giving).

How Sickness Purifies Negative Karma •
Very Sick Student •
Offering Service •
Using Sickness for the Path •
By Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Instituto Lama Tsong Khapa, Pomaia, Italy

In this video, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains the benefits of offering to holy objects. Even a small offering to the Buddha creates the cause for ultimate happiness, due to the power of the object.

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Advice and thanks given to students who have offered service and support for Dharma centers and projects in various roles.

Retreat Advice and Thanks for Many Years of Service •
Thanks for Making Dharma Books Available •
Thanks for Offering Service •
Study and Service for Sentient Beings •
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Advice on how to practice guru devotion, including seeing the guru as Buddha, offering service and pleasing the guru.

Fortunate to Receive Advice from the Guru  •
The Guru Brings You to Enlightenment •
Pleasing the Guru •
Offering Thanks to the Guru •
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Advice given to those who practice healing or have been healed.

Connection With Kuan Yin •
Offering Comfort and Help to the Sick •
Healing With Medicine Buddha Practice •
Practice Advice for a Healer/Psychic •

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