How We Create Ignorance
In this excerpt from the 39th Kopan Course, Lama Zopa Rinpoche discusses ignorance, the root of samsara.
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Teachings
Basic Buddhism Is Discovering Your Self (Video)
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.
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Advice and Practices for Various Countries
Letters and advice sent to dignitaries and students regarding resolution of conflict and how to bring peace and happiness to the region.
A Healing Hut in Lahaul
A Letter to the King of Nepal
Advice for the Whole Country
Democracy in Hong Kong
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Prayers for Peace
Advice and prayers for peace, harmony and happiness in countries experiencing conflict.
Advice to Politicians
Benefits of Mantras
Letter to European MP
Letter to US Congressman
Practices for Successful Election
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Seeing How the I Exists
The I appears to exist from its own side, but it is merely imputed by the mind
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Chapters:
Why We Need A Spiritual Path (Audio and Unedited Transcript)
Teachings given at Tara Institute, Australia on June 2, 2006.
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Chapters:
Emptiness; How Lama Atisha Came to Tibet
Dromtonpa; Searching For the I
Analyzing How the I and Aggregates Exist
Emptiness and Impermanence in Daily Life
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Seeking the "I"
Self-grasping ignorance believes the I to be concrete and inherently existent
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
Searching for the I
The I appears to exist, but it can't be found anywhere on the aggregates
Topics:
Emptiness > Nature of the "I"
News From the Roof: A Recent View of Tibet
Written for the newsletter of the Australia Tibet Council
Tibet: The Destruction Continues
Impressions of Tibet from a 1995 visit, which included pilgrimage to Mt. Kailash, Lake Mansarovar and other sacred sites.
Prayer to Prevent War
A prayer for peace by the great yogi Thangtong Gyalpo,translated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche at the time of the terrorist attack in New York and Washington.
Topics:
Contemporary Issues > Politics and Conflict