LYWA Translations into French
Excerpts from Big Love, Volume 1, have now been translated into French by Michelle le Dimna. First published in Kalachakra Centre’s newsletter, the extracts have been collated and are available for free download as a PDF.
The following LYWA publications have been translated into French by Éditions Mahayana:
How to Practice Dharma, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. This book deals with the eight worldly dharmas, essentially how desire and attachment cause us to create problems and how to abandon these negative minds to find perfect peace and happiness.
The Heart of the Path, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. This book explains the importance of the spiritual teacher and advises how to train the mind in guru devotion, the root of the path to enlightenment.
Advice for Monks and Nuns. This collection of talks, given by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche to their ordained students, has now been translated and is available for order from Éditions Mahayana in print or as an ebook.
Bodhisattva Attitude, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The topic of Bodhisattva Attitude is how to develop bodhicitta by practicing it throughout the day, and is drawn from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s essential teachings given from 2008 onward. The book is available for order in print or as an ebook, or you can download a PDF file.
The Perfect Human Rebirth, by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. In this book, Rinpoche explains in the greatest possible detail just how precious our perfect human rebirth is and why we should not waste a moment of it.
Becoming Your Own Therapist, by Lama Yeshe. This audiobook contains three public talks by Lama Yeshe on the general topic of Buddhism. Each lecture is followed by a question and answer session. A print version is also available from Éditions Mahayana, or you can download a PDF file.
Make Your Mind an Ocean, by Lama Yeshe. These talks are on the general topic of the mind and were given during Lama Yeshe’s and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s second world tour, in 1975. As ever, Lama’s timeless wisdom shines through, and his teachings are as relevant today as they were back then.
Multimedia: Two LYWA multimedia presentations, Everything Depends on Your Attitude and Cutting the Concept of Permanence have also been translated by Éditions Mahayana. These titles are chapters from the book Bodhisattva Attitude and are presented in a multimedia format that weaves together all the assets found in the Archive.
ABOUT Éditions Mahayana
The publisher, Éditions Mahayana, is affiliated with the FPMT. You can find a list of translations of Lama Yeshe's and Lama Zopa Rinpoche's teachings on the Éditions Mahayana website. Éditions Mahayana has also translated books by Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche published by Wisdom Publications. Visit the Éditions Mahayana website for a complete catalogue of titles. For more information, contact Éditions Mahayana.
Coeur de joie, Message du Buddha, by Geshe Thubten Soepa, has been translated into French. The book has three sections: Message of Buddha; Mahakarunikaya: The Great Compassion and Udamwara Lotus Flower: Protecting the Life of Helpless Beings. Click on the link to read the teachings or to download the pdf files from our companion website TeachingsFromTibet.com.