Lama Yeshe advises students to avoid extremes and abide in meditation with intensive awareness in this excerpt from a commentary on the yoga method of Gyalwa Gyatso given in Italy, September 1983.
In this video extract, Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises students to make the retreat most beneficial by striving to subdue the mind.
This book presents Lama Zopa Rinpoche's advice to prison inmates drawn from more than 100 letters he has written to prisoners over the years. Read excerpts and order a copy.
Advice for prisoners on how to use the situation to develop their mind on the path to enlightenment.
Advice for students doing a long retreat, including guidance on motivation, specific practices, how to successfully complete the retreat and what to do if there are obstacles.
In this collection of advice for those practicing in prison, Rinpoche explains how to use the situation in prison to develop the mind.
Advice for students doing a retreat on the lamrim, the graduated path to enlightenment. Rinpoche says taming the mind through the lamrim is the best offering and the best way to bring world peace.
Practice advice and instructions for students doing various types of retreat, including preliminaries, lamrim and deity practice.
An interview with the directors and staff of O Sel Ling Retreat Centre about the benefits of the retreat center.
A description of chulen (taking the essence) pills and the methods for practicing a pill retreat.
