In this excerpt from the 39th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses ignorance, the root of samsara.

In this video extract, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that we live our entire life grasping at the real I, but in Buddhism we learn that the way the self appears is a total hallucination.

Extensive advice on how to make waterbowl offerings, starting with the correct motivation.

The I appears to exist from its own side, but it is merely imputed by the mind

A compilation of teachings on the mandala offering, a practice that pacifies all hindrances to temporal and ultimate happiness

Teachings given at Tara Institute, Australia on June 2, 2006.

A guide to accomplishing the recommended preliminary practices

Self-grasping ignorance believes the I to be concrete and inherently existent

Rinpoche explains the benefits of mani pills, the Thirty-five Buddhas practice, and the importance of purifying negative karma in this evening session during the 100 Million Mani Retreat at Chenrezig Institute, Australia.