Transforming Our Surroundings
Lama Yeshe explains how we can be happy anywhere.
Teachings
Suicide Is Not the Solution
In this teaching, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that instead of ending our life by committing suicide, we can use this precious human rebirth to bring benefit and happiness to ourselves and others.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Depression > Feeling Suicidal
The Remedy to Depression Is a Good Heart and Purification (Video)
In this video extract, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that depression and anxiety can be overcome by practicing the good heart and cherishing others instead of oneself.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Depression
Feeling Suicidal
Advice for people who are contemplating suicide. Rinpoche explains how to use depression on the path to enlightenment, by changing our focus from self to others.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Depression > Feeling Suicidal
Child Depressed and Suicidal
Contemplating Suicide
Depression After Best Friend Passed Away
Depression and Suicidal Thoughts
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Mahayana Mind Training
Advice on the Mahayana practice of transforming our attitude from cherishing oneself to cherishing others who are most precious and kind.
Burdened by Obstacles
Everything Comes from the Mind
Experiencing Problems for Others
How to Enjoy Obstacles
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Advice on Depression
Advice on how to transform depression and use it on the path to enlightenment.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Depression > Advice on Depression
Advice and Practices for Depression and Long Life
Advice on Transforming Depression
Balloon Mantras for Daughter's Depression
Battling with Depression
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Purifying Depression
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Depression > Purifying Depression
Practices for Depression
Problems Come From Karma and Delusions
Puja and Recitations for Depression
Purification Practice for Depression
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Using Depression to Cut the Ego
Long-term Depression
Use Your Depression to Destroy the Ego
Using Depression on the Path
Ways to Think about Depression
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Remedies for Depression
Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses techniques for cutting through depression in this excerpt from a teaching at the 28th Kopan Course in 1995.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Depression
Transforming Depression
How to use depression to develop compassion and bodhicitta, and ultimately to achieve enlightenment.
Topics:
Negative Emotions > Depression