Lama Zopa Rinpoche teaches that Dharma practice needs continual effort for a long time in order to achieve liberation and enlightenment, in this excerpt from the 39th Kopan Course.

We have the potential to be totally free from the suffering of samsara and its cause, delusion and karma.

The real enemy is ignorance, the self-cherishing thought, so there’s no reason to get angry with external conditions

How to deal with attachment, so we remain calm and clear when experiencing pleasure.

Following desire always results in dissatisfaction.

Recognizing and renouncing harmful thoughts and actions brings peace and a meaningful life.

Creating harmony and good communication with others through compassion and thought transformation rather than blaming and criticizing.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how delusion and karma bind us to samsara in this excerpt from a teaching at the 11th Kopan Course.

A teaching on the six factors that cause delusions to arise.

Anger, attachment and ignorance are the cause of all our suffering