Happiness and suffering arise in dependence on the mind.

Teachings on the Buddha, at Shakyamuni Center, Taichung, Taiwan. March 3 and 6, 2007.

Excerpts from teachings given in Singapore. Includes a talk on how the Kopan courses began.  

For Eastern Horizon magazine, a publication of the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia

An interview with Rinpoche on basic Buddhist topics

An introduction by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to the truth of suffering, its causes and the method that can cease all suffering.

An introductory teaching on entering the Buddhist path

A message from His Holiness at Saka Dawa about each of us seeking joy and freedom from suffering

An overview of the Buddhist path by a great scholar.

Teaching on how to gain happiness and the path to liberation from suffering

An Interview with His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama

His Holiness explains the Buddhist concept of mind to the participants of a Mind Science symposium at MIT

In this short teaching, His Holiness the Dalai Lama discusses the basics of Buddhism and how to make this life useful.

Teachings prior to the Kalachakra initiation in Spain in 1994.

In this excerpt, Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that a happy life is due to good motivation and actions which bring good results.