The Purpose of Our Life
In this teaching excerpt from the 52nd Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that our purpose in life is to bring all sentient beings to buddhahood, the awakened state.
In this teaching excerpt from the 52nd Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that our purpose in life is to bring all sentient beings to buddhahood, the awakened state.
Lamrim teachings and guided meditations from a one-month course in 1975.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche gave these instructions on how to think during the section on rejoicing in Lama Chöpa at a retreat held in Bendigo, Australia.
Lamrim Year is a unique study program which provides a 365-day outline of the graduated path to enlightenment in a clear, practical format that is suitable for both individual and group practice. We have now launched a free Lamrim Year Companion website, so you can access the daily meditations from wherever you are, from your computer or mobile device.
In this teaching Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises that rejoicing is a simple way to achieve enlightenment. Rinpoche says rejoicing is a genuine feeling of happiness and joy, appreciating one’s own qualities and those of others.
Comprehensive lamrim outlines from the text Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand, by Pabongka Rinpoche. These outlines were produced by Piero Sirianni and are freely available for download as PDF files.
This series presents chapters from the LYWA book Freedom Through Understanding in a format that includes written teachings enhanced by audio, video and images.
In this letter, Rinpoche gives extensive reasons supporting His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s advice not to practice Dolgyal (Shugden).
Advice on the importance of Dharma practice and how to actualize the lamrim, the path to enlightenment.
Advice given to students who requested life practices. Rinpoche recommends essential daily prayers and practices to focus on for their lifetime.
Advice given to students on the practice of Shugden (Tib: Dolgyal). This practice is strongly discouraged by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
Advice on the study and practice of lamrim, the path to enlightenment.
Two discourses on topics including emptiness of the I, impermanence and death, and transforming problems