These teachings were given during a lamrim retreat held at Vajrapani Institute in Boulder Creek, California, from August 20-23, 2006.

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 on renunciation, bodhicitta, and emptiness, along with a Manjushri blessing

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.

Introductory lectures and question-and-answer sessions from Lama Yeshe’s 1975 visit to Australia.