Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave this advice on how to think when diagnosed with cancer. When we experience the cancer for the sake of all sentient beings we collect skies of merit and it brings us closer to enlightenment.
An edited public talk on lamrim by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in Guadalajara, Mexico in 2008.
Teachings given during a refuge ceremony. Topics include the motivation for refuge and the benefits of taking vows.
To receive enlightenment, we must rely on the guidance of a perfect teacher
The meaning of Dharma and how to practice is explained by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Zopa Rinpoche describes the life and work of the great bodhisattva Atisha.
The lineage of the teachings was handed down to the Kadampas by Atisha, an Indian pandit who revived Buddhism in Tibet.
Mahayana refuge has three causes - fear, faith and compassion
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains why tantra is a quick path to achieving full enlightenment.
How every action with bodhicitta motivation collects infinite merit and creates the cause for enlightenment.
Teachings on guru devotion given during an oral transmission of Pabongka Rinpoche's Calling the Guru from Afar.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses techniques for cutting through depression in this excerpt from a teaching at the 28th Kopan Course in 1995.
A public talk about the purpose of life and developing the correct attitude toward death
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how delusion and karma bind us to samsara in this excerpt from a teaching at the 11th Kopan Course.
