On Being Vegetarian
Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains how to benefit animals by becoming vegetarian. Rinpoche also discusses tsog offering, a Highest Yoga Tantra practice.
Topics:
Benefiting Animals > Non-harming
Teachings
Why Be a Vegetarian
Rinpoche asks students to abandon eating meat and become vegetarian. Rinpoche also discusses animal liberation and other ways to benefit animals, and explains our karmic connection with animals.
Topics:
Benefiting Animals > Non-harming > Being Vegetarian
Waterbowl Offerings
Extensive advice on how to make waterbowl offerings, starting with the correct motivation.
Topics:
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices
Thanksgiving
Advice and prayers for the millions of turkeys being killed for the Thanksgiving holiday in the USA.
Topics:
Benefiting Animals > Non-harming > Thanksgiving
How to Help the Turkeys at Thanksgiving
Prayers for the Turkeys
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Prayer
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Practices to Purify Killing Animals
Advice on how to purify the negative karma resulting from killing. This advice was given to students who had to kill or harm animals in their daily life and work.
Animal Experimentation
Animals Killed During Construction of a Temple
Fishing
Killing Insects and Mice
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Completing the Preliminaries
Finished Preliminaries
More Preliminaries
More Preliminary Practices
Sponsoring a Monastery to Complete Preliminary Practices
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Mandala Offerings
Topics:
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > Mandala Offerings
Mandala Offerings and Guru Yoga Practice
More Talks on this Topic: Mandala Offerings
Visualization When Offering a Mandala
Visualize Many Offerings of the Best Quality
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Preliminary Practice Advice
Dharma Practice Is the Most Important Thing
Many Years of Practice
Practices to Purify Negative Karma
Preliminaries Before Long Retreat
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Prostrations
Topics:
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > Prostrations
Prostration With Folded Hands
Prostrations Are Most Important
Prostrations at Bodhgaya
Prostrations in the Morning
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The Purpose of Preliminary Practices
Preliminary Practices
Preliminary Practices are the Best Thing
Reasons for Preliminary Practices
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How to Offer a Mandala
A compilation of teachings on the mandala offering, a practice that pacifies all hindrances to temporal and ultimate happiness
Topics:
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices
Chapters:
Brief Instructions for the Preliminary Practices
A guide to accomplishing the recommended preliminary practices
Topics:
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices